Question

when the king arrived the hermit was digging the ground (name and identify the subordinate clause




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Answer 1

Answer:

In the given sentence, 'when the king arrived the hermit was digging the ground. ' the main verb here is was digging and the main clause is the hermit was digging the ground. The subordinate clause is when the king arrived.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: 'the hermit was digging the ground' is the main clause and 'when the king arrived' is the subordinate clause.

The name of the subordinate clause is the Adverb clause.

• Here, in the given sentence, it has been mentioned that the time when the King would arrive is the time when the hermit started digging the ground. A hermit is a religious person whose lifestyle is to live in solitude.
• Here, The main clause is 'the hermit was digging the ground'. This is because the hermit's job is not dependent and the clause is independent and makes complete sense on its own.
• Whereas 'when the King arrived' is a subordinate clause because it is not independent and does not make complete sense on its own.
• Here, the subordinate clause is an adverb clause because it denotes the time of the action in the given sentence.