given below are incomplete sentences with only the dependent clauses. choose an appropriate independent clause from those given in the box and complete the sentence.
●he stayed out with his friends till very late in the evening...
●I am not going to give you pocket money any more...
●The sale of smaller cars has gone down drastically...
● She hardly talks to anyone in the class...
● Why don't you have your dinner a little earlier today...
●He ran out of the house excitedly...
●Our client is going to penalize us heavily
a._______________
as soon as I told him that his friend had ranked first in his class.
b. _______________
if we are unable to deliver the order before the end of this month.
c._______________
so that we can watch the programme without any interruption?
d.______________ in spite of my telling him very clearly to return home before nine.
e._______________ as if she doesn't know anybody here.
f. _______________ because people tend to get attracted towards more spacious vehicles.
g. _______________ unless you tell me how you spent it last month.
Answers
ANSWER :
a) He ran out of the house excitedly as soon as I told him that his friend had ranked first in his class.
b) Our client is going to penalize us heavily if we are unable to deliver the order before the end of this month.
c) Why don't you have your dinner a little earlier today so that we can watch the programme without any interruption?
d) He stayed out with his friends till very late in the evening in spite of my telling him very clearly to return home before nine.
e) She hardly talks to anyone in the class as if she doesn't know anybody here.
f) The sale of smaller cars has gone down drastically because people tend to get attracted towards more spacious vehicles.
g) I am not going to give you pocket money any more unless you tell me how you spent it last month.
- EXPLANATION
★ Dependent clause : A group of words that depends on others and alone it can't make a meaningful sentence. It needs subordinating conjunction
Example : He ate all pizza because he was hungry
- Here 'because' is the conjunction
★ Independent clause : A group of words that doesn't depend on others and alone it can make a meaningful sentence.
Example : He ate all pizza.
Answer:
Required Answer :-
1] he stayed out with his friends till very late in the evening in spite of my telling him very clearly to return home before nine.
2] I am not going to give you pocket money any more unless you tell me how you spent it last month.
3] The sale of smaller cars has gone down drastically because people tend to get attracted towards more spacious vehicles.
4] She hardly talks to anyone in the class as if she doesn't know anybody here.
5] Why don't you have your dinner a little earlier today
so that we can watch the programme without any interruption?
6] He ran out of the house excitedly as soon as I told him that his friend had ranked first in his class.
7] Our client is going to penalize us heavily if we are unable to deliver the order before the end of this month.