Match the sentence in List - I with the clause used in it in List - II.
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List – I |
List - II |
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(A) The boy who came here is my brother. |
(I) Noun clause |
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(B) I want to know who came here. |
(II) Adjective clause |
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(C) I had left the room when my mother came to meet me. |
(III) Adverb clause |
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(D) Please tell me who came to meet me. |
(IV) Noun clause |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) - (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
Explanation:
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(A) The boy who came here is my brother.
- The clause "who came here" describes "the boy," making it an adjective clause.
- (A) → (II)
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(B) I want to know who came here.
- The clause "who came here" acts as the object of the verb "to know," making it a noun clause.
- (B) → (I)
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(C) I had left the room when my mother came to meet me.
- The clause "when my mother came to meet me" provides information about the time of the action, making it an adverb clause.
- (C) → (III)
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(D) Please tell me who came to meet me.
- The clause "who came to meet me" acts as the object of the verb "tell," making it a noun clause.
- (D) → (IV)