CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Clauses and Their Kinds Worksheet Set 01

Answer: 1. He spoke so fast that we couldn't understand a word: adverb clause of result.
2. I didn't eat anything although I was hungry: adverb clause of concession.
3. The trouble started when the police arrived: adverb clause of time.
4. The snake that bit my dog was killed: adjective clause.
5. This is the spot where the accident happened: adjective clause.

Teacher's Note: Use the key term in your answer.

Answer: 1. that she was ill: noun clause, object of 'heard'.
2. who help themselves: adjective clause qualifying 'those'.
3. than I thought: adverb clause of comparison.
4. that he is a lawyer: noun clause, complement of 'is'.
5. where you have been: noun clause, object of 'tell'.
6. whom I met yesterday: adjective clause qualifying 'man'.
7. when I ring the bell: adverb clause of time.
8. who found the wallet: adjective clause qualifying 'boy'.
9. If you don't hurry: adverb clause of condition.
10. what he says: noun clause, object of 'understand'.
11. who she is: noun clause, object of 'know'.
12. who has won the prize: adjective clause qualifying 'girl'.
13. how it is done: noun clause, object of the preposition 'on'.
14. why I was late: noun clause, object of 'asked'.
15. that he made himself ill: adverb clause of result.
16. that he is innocent: noun clause, complement of 'is'.
17. that bit my dog: adjective clause qualifying 'snake'.
18. who can have stolen the watch: noun clause, in apposition to 'it' (the subject).
19. that I couldn't catch him: adverb clause of result.
20. what he said: noun clause, complement of 'was'.
21. that the boy was rewarded: noun clause in apposition to 'news'.
22. When he came in: adverb clause of time.
23. (whom) I met at the theatre: adjective clause qualifying 'man'.
24. if you want me to: adverb clause of condition.

Teacher's Note: Give an example if the question allows.

Answer: 1. Whenever the cat goes, her kittens follow: time.
2. She isn't so clever as you think: comparison.
3. It looks as if we'll have to walk: manner.
4. I'll speak to you as soon as I come back: time.
5. He did as I told him: manner.
6. She spoke so quickly that I couldn't understand her: result.
7. Though he is poor, he is neatly dressed: concession.
8. We won't have a picnic unless it is fine: condition.
9. I didn't go out as it was very hot: reason.
10. He stood up so that he could see the game clearly: purpose.

Teacher's Note: Write a short, clear answer.

Answer: 1. You may sit wherever you like.
2. I couldn't sleep though I was tired.
3. I won't fail to come even if it rains.
4. Don't get off the bus till it stops.
5. We cancelled the match because it was raining.
6. You won't pass unless you work hard.
7. Have some coffee before you go.
8. It was so hot that we couldn't go out.
9. The crowd rushed in as soon as the gates were open.
10. He is younger than he looks.
11. I wrote it in my diary so that I wouldn't forget.
12. We ran as fast as we could.

Teacher's Note: The printed second column is jumbled, so each part is matched with the sense of the sentence.

Answer: 1. Please wait till I come back.
2. You will be late unless you start now.
3. He cut his finger while he was peeling an apple.
4. He was very cheerful even though he had lost his job.
5. He found his umbrella where he had left it.
6. He acts as if he were the owner.
7. The film wasn't so good as I had expected.
8. She was late for school because she missed the bus.
9. I spoke slowly so that everyone could understand.
10. The suitcase was so heavy that I could not lift it.

Teacher's Note: Many answers are possible; these are samples.

Answer: 1. You are the only person who/that can help us.
2. There are many shops that/which sell all kinds of things.
3. This is the man that (whom) I was talking about this morning.
4. I don't like people who laugh at their own jokes.
5. Yesterday I met a man in the street who wanted to borrow some money from me.
6. The parcel that/which I posted on Monday still hasn't got there.
7. That's the dog that/which bit Rony.
8. I don't know the names of the people that (whom) you talked to.
9. We got on the first bus that came.
10. I've lost the pencil that/which you lent me this morning.
11. Can you show the road that/which leads to the station?
12. This is Mr Vinod Khanna, who writes comic stories.
13. That's the book that/which I was looking for.
14. My brother Frank, whom you met last night, will leave tomorrow.
15. We often visit our friends in Raipur, which is only 50 kilometres away.

Teacher's Note: Use 'who' for people, 'which' for things and 'that' for both.

Answer: 1. The police caught the man who had stolen the scooter.
2. We met some people who were very nice.
3. There's the lady whose dog was killed.
4. The teacher punished some boys who had arrived late.
5. Here's some news that will interest you.
6. I've read the book that the teacher recommended.
7. Did you post the letters that were on my desk?
8. Anju is wearing a sari that she bought yesterday.

Teacher's Note: Give an example if the question allows.