Complete these sentences with phrases or clauses as indicated in the brackets.
1. Mithu has a shoe _____________ (clause).
2. _____________ rajni stopped at Mr.Kumar's shop to give him the good news. (phrase)
3. I showed her the house ____________ (clause)
4. they returned _____________(phrase)
5. we cannot go out _____________(clause)
6. _______________ we are playing the chennai team. (phrase)
7. ____________ his mother gave him some fruit to eat. (clause)
8. I will meet you ______________ (phrase)
9. the sun rises _______________(phtases)
10. I don't know _____________(clause).
Answers
2) while coming back from the grocery store
3) where I lived before
4) her the ball which they had snatched from her hands earlier
5) since, it is dark and unsafe
6) we told our opponents that
7) He was hungry so
8) tomorrow at school
9) from the east and sets towards the west
10) how to dance
Answer :
The completed sentences are as follows :
1. Mithu has a shoe which is hand painted.
2. While returning from work, Rajni stopped at Mr.Kumar's shop to give him the good news.
3. I showed her the house that I was planning to rent.
4. They returned empty-handed from the wedding.
5. We cannot go out as it is raining.
6. The Sports teacher announced that we are playing the Chennai team.
7. He was hungry so his mother gave him some fruit to eat. (clause)
8. I will meet you tomorrow at the seminar.
9. The sun rises from the East.
10. I don't know how to cook an elaborate meal.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'clause' as 'a group of words, consisting of a subject and a finite form of a verb.'
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'phrase' as 'a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, a sentence.'