Sat Grammar Boundaries Subordination and Coordination

Which of the following shows a compound sentence with coordinating clauses?

• If I see her on Friday, I'll tell her the news.

• I'll see her on Friday and I'll tell her the news.

• I see her on Fridays. I'll tell her the news.

• I'll tell her the news when I see her on Friday.

Which of the following shows a complex sentence with a subordinate clause?

• What you need to tell her is strictly confidential.
• You need to tell her but it is strictly confidential.
• It is strictly confidential and you need to tell her.
• It is strictly confidential. However you need to tell her.

Which of the following shows a simple sentence?

• I told her the truth but she didn't believe me.
• Despite her unbelief, I told the truth.
• Although she didn't believe me, I told the truth.
• Either she didn't believe me or she was lying.

What is the function of the subordinate clause in this sentence?
What she told me was a load of lies.

• Subject
• Direct object
• Indirect object
• Complement

What is the function of the subordinate clause in this sentence?
She told me what I wanted to hear.

• Subject
• Direct object
• Indirect object
• Complement

What is the function of the subordinate clause in this sentence? 
The plain truth is exactly what I wanted to hear.

• Subject
• Direct object
• Indirect object
• Complement

What type of subordinate clause is this?
Although I told her the whole truth, she looked at me disbelievingly.

• Adverbial Clause (ACl)
• Relative Clause (RCl)
• Comparative Clause (CCl)
• Prepositional Clause (PCl)

What type of subordinate clause is this?
I told her as much of the whole truth as I could remember.

• Adverbial Clause (ACl)
• Relative Clause (RCl)
• Comparative Clause (CCl)
• Prepositional Clause (PCl)

What type of subordinate clause is this?
She listened carefully to everything that I said.

• Adverbial Clause (ACl)
• Relative Clause (RCl)
• Comparative Clause (CCl)
• Prepositional Clause (PCl)

Which of the following is an example of a Noun Clause (NCl)?

• I wanted to impress the girl who sat in the corner.
• Sitting in the corner I waited for a chance to talk to her.
• I wanted to talk to her but she sat in the corner.
• I knew she would sit in the corner.