Clauses, Complex Sentences
Read the following sentences and underline the subordinate clauses
in them.
1. Some people act as though they could do no wrong.
2. He wept as if he had been a child.
3. He was so generous that everybody loved him.
4. He had left before I reached his home.
5. He ran so fast that I could not overtake him.
6. I saw James as I was walking down the street.
7. I went to the doctor because I was not feeling well.
8. I will wait for you
until you return.
9. Though he was strong he could not beat his opponent.
10. She said that she would not come.
11. Although I had a headache, I enjoyed the film.
12. As he was not there I left a message with his brother.
13. As he was not there, I could not speak to him.
14. I waited for him until he came.
15. We eat so that we may live.
16. I don’t know whether he is innocent.
17. If you eat too much, you will fall ill.
18. I am sure that you are wrong.
19. The teacher said that honesty is the best policy.
20. Tell me where you have put my books.
21. The man who committed the theft last night has been caught.
22. It is difficult to understand why he distrusts his own
children.
Answers
1. Some people act as though they could do no wrong.
2. He wept as if he had been a child.
3. He was so generous that everybody loved him.
4. He had left before I reached his home.
5. He ran so fast that I could not overtake him.
6. I saw James as I was walking down the street.
7. I went to the doctor because I was not feeling well.
8. I will wait for you until
you return.
9. Though he was strong he could not beat his opponent.
10. She said that she would not come.
11. Although I had a headache, I enjoyed the film.
12. As he was not there I left a message with his brother.
13. As he was not there, I could not speak to him.
14. I waited for him until he came.
15. We eat so that we may live.
16. I don’t know whether he is innocent.
17. If you eat too much, you will fall ill.
18. I am sure that you are wrong.
19. The teacher said that honesty is the best policy.
20. Tell me where you have put my books.
21. The man who committed the theft last night has been
caught.
22. It is difficult to understand why he distrusts his own
children.