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Q.4 Underline dependent clauses in the following sentences.
1. You must stop writing when the bell rings.
2. We want to live in a country where the mind is without fear.
3. You should rest because you look very ill.
4. If you walk along this street, you'll see many shops that sell only old books and
magazines.​

Answer 1

αnswers :-

1. You must stop writing when the bell rings.

• Dependent clause : when the bell rings

2. We want to live in a country where the mind is without fear.

• Dependent clause : where the mind is without fear.

3. You should rest because you look very ill.

• Dependent clause : because you look very ill.

4. If you walk along this street, you'll see many shops that sell only old books and  magazines.​

• Dependent clause : that sell only old books and magazines.

explαnαtion :-

~What is a clause ?

→ We know that a clause consists of a large no. of information than a phrase → It can be part of a sentence or a sentence by itself

→ A clause has a subject and a predicate

It includes ::

• Subject
• Verb / Verb phrase
• Noun / Noun phrase

~Types of clauses

  1.  Main clause

→ Main clause can be sentence by themselves because they make complete sense .

  2. Dependent clause

→ These clauses depend on main clause to complete their meaning .

Example -

• I fished until the sun went down.

Here,

• I fished is the main clause
• until the sun went down is the subordinate clause

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