Find out the main clause and subordinate clause or clauses in the following sentences.
1. James spoke as though he were a born orator.
2. They felt that the farmer must be put to death.
3. When at last he returned to the village, the people
told him that his mother had died.
4. The newspaper will tell us tomorrow what the world
does today.
5. The few books that were produced in the middle Ages
were written by hand.
6. When the world was young, artists drew their
pictures on stone.
7. I could not tolerate what he said because it was
quite insulting.
Answers
1. Main clause – James spoke; subordinate adverb
clause – as though he were a born actor
2. Main clause – they felt; subordinate noun clause –
that the farmer must be put to death
3. Main clause – the people told him; subordinate
adverb clause – when at last he returned to the village; subordinate noun
clause – that his mother had died
4. Main clause – the newspaper will tell us tomorrow;
subordinate noun clause – what the world does today
5. Main clause – the few books were written by hand;
subordinate adjective clause – that were produced in the Middle Ages
6. Main clause – artists drew their pictures on stone;
subordinate adverb clause – when the world was young
7. Main clause – I could not tolerate; subordinate
noun clause – what he said; subordinate adverb clause – because it was very
insulting