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Comprehension: grammatical names and functions

Question 1 of 10

Question 1 of 10

In "As it was late, we went home", the clause "As it was late" shows

Question 2 of 10

Question 2 of 10

In "The book that I read was long", "that I read" is an ___ clause.

Question 3 of 10

Question 3 of 10

In "What he said surprised us", the grammatical name of "What he said" is

Question 4 of 10

Question 4 of 10

In "I met the woman whose son is a doctor", "whose son is a doctor" qualifies

Question 5 of 10

Question 5 of 10

A noun clause can function as the subject of a sentence.

Question 6 of 10

Question 6 of 10

In "She gave her brother a book", "her brother" functions as

Question 7 of 10

Question 7 of 10

Give the grammatical name and function of "who won the scholarship" in "The pupil who won the scholarship is from Bolga".

Question 8 of 10

Question 8 of 10

In "The house on the hill is ours", "on the hill" is

Question 9 of 10

Question 9 of 10

Explain the difference between a direct object, an indirect object and a complement, with an example of each.

Question 10 of 10

Question 10 of 10

Infinitive phrases can act as subjects, e.g. "To err is human."

Questions written by OtisamLMS in the style of the WASSCE. They are not WAEC past questions.