Question

As he was ill, he could not go to school.
(Identify the underline clause)​

Answer 1

Answer:

A clause is a part of a larger sentence containing a subject and a predicate of its own.

A Principal Clause is an independent clause which can exist even without a subordinate clause. A Subordinate Clause is called a dependent clause because it cannot exist without the help of the principal clause. It begins with a subordinating conjunction.

Option B is correct because 'that she was ill' is the subordinate clause. It begins with the subordinating conjunction 'that'. It needs the principal clause for its existence.

Option A is incorrect as 'It grieved me to hear' is the principal clause.

Option C is incorrect because it is a part of the subordinate clause where the subordinating conjunction is missing.

Option D is incorrect as it is just a finite verb