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)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) The boy who came here is my brother. | (II) Adjective clause | An adjective clause describes a noun, like an adjective, and usually begins with a relative pronoun (who, which, that). "who came here" tells us which boy is meant. | The pen which you gave me writes well. |
| (B) I want to know who came here. | (I) Noun clause | A noun clause does the work of a noun: subject or object of a verb. "who came here" is the object of "to know" (I want to know what?). | I believe that he is honest. |
| (C) I had left the room when my mother came to meet me. | (III) Adverb clause | An adverb clause modifies a verb and tells when, where, why or how. "when my mother came to meet me" tells when the action of the main clause took place. | We went home when the rain stopped. |
| (D) Please tell me who came to meet me. | (IV) Noun clause | "who came to meet me" is the direct object of "tell" (tell me what?), so it is a noun clause. | Tell me where you live. |
Contrast: the same words "who came here" make an adjective clause when they describe a noun (the boy who came here) but a noun clause when they are the object of a verb (to know who came here).