Identify the adverb clause of place in the following sentence:
Our gardener plants marigolds wherever the morning sun reaches the soil.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → wherever the morning sun reaches the soil
Adverb clause of place:
- An adverb clause of place tells where an action happens. It begins with where or wherever, and no noun of place comes just before it.
- Here the clause tells where the gardener plants marigolds. It runs from “wherever” to the last word, “soil”.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Our gardener plants marigolds — Incorrect. This is the main clause. It makes sense on its own.
Option 2: marigolds wherever the morning sun reaches the soil — Incorrect. This part takes in “marigolds”. That word is the object of “plants” in the main clause.
Option 4: wherever the morning sun reaches — Incorrect. This is only part of the clause. It leaves out “the soil”.