Clause
What is Clause?
“A group of words which forms part of a sentence, and contains a subject and a predicate is called a Clause”.
Now we can see some examples
Example:
The sun rises in the East.
S / P
The sun sets in the West.
He sat on the wall.
He knocked at the door.
The sun is Subject and rises is verb/predicate.
Kinds of Clauses
1. Main Clause
2. Sub-ordinate Clause
3. Co-ordinate Clause
4. Adverb Clause
5. Noun Clause
6. Adjective Clause
Exercise:
Find the Subject and Predicate from below mentioned sentences.
1. The child slept in the cradle.
2. The lion eats meat.
3. They won the match.
4. The boy ran very fast.
5. She danced on the stage.
6. The party leader spoke among the people.
7. She scored good marks in the exam.
8. The teacher taught English grammar.
9. He saw me in the market.
10. She cleaned the house.
CHECK YOUR ANSWER
Note: Subject is highlighted in Green color and Predicate is highlighted in Red color.
1. The child slept in the cradle.
2. The lion eats meat.
3. They won the match.
4. The boy ran very fast.
5. She danced on the stage.
6. The party leader spoke among the people.
7. She scored good marks in the exam.
8. The teacher taught English grammar.
9. He saw me in the market.
10. She cleaned the house.