Grammar: Complex Sentences Flashcards

Which sentence correctly reduces the relative clause 'The girl who is sitting there is my sister'?

Answer: The girl sitting there is my sister.

A defining relative clause with 'who is' can be reduced to the participle 'sitting'.

Choose the correct subordinator for an unreal condition: '___ I were you, I would apologize.'

Answer: If

'If' introduces the second conditional with the subjunctive 'were'.

Identify the noun clause used as a subject: 'What she said surprised everyone.'

Answer: What she said

'What she said' is a noun clause acting as the subject of the verb 'surprised'.

Which sentence correctly uses 'in case'?

Answer: Take an umbrella in case it rains.

'In case' introduces a precautionary clause without a comma here.

Select the sentence where the subordinate clause comes after the main clause without a comma.

Answer: She smiled because she was happy.

When the 'because' clause follows the main clause, no comma is needed.

Which sentence uses a clause of manner correctly?

Answer: He spoke as if he knew everything.

'As if he knew everything' is a manner clause describing how he spoke.

Choose the correct relative pronoun for things: 'The phone ___ I bought is broken.'

Answer: that

'That' (or 'which') is used for things in a defining relative clause.