The newspaper will tell us tomorrow what the world is doing today.
Pick out the Principal Clause and the Subordinate Clause or Clauses in the following sentences.
Answers
Explanation:
1. Principal clause – James spoke; subordinate adverb clause – as though he were a born actor
2. Principal clause – they felt; subordinate noun clause – that the farmer must be put to death
3. Principal clause – the people told him; subordinate adverb clause – when at last he returned to the village; subordinate noun clause – that his mother had died
4. Principal clause – the newspaper will tell us tomorrow; subordinate noun clause – what the world does today
5. Principal clause – the few books were written by hand; subordinate adjective clause – that were produced in the Middle Ages
6. Principal clause – artists drew their pictures on stone; subordinate adverb clause – when the world was young
7. Principal clause – I could not tolerate; subordinate noun clause – what he said; subordinate adverb clause – because it was very insulting