Clause is a very necessary part of English grammar.

 

Clause is a very necessary part of English grammar. Students will be very helpful after learning this clause. They will be able to apply the use of the clause correctly in any place of writing or speaking.

Clause

Clause is a group of words which contains a subject and finite verb.

Clause is of three kinds-

1)      Principal Clause                                                     My Youtube video in Clause

2)      Subordinate Clause

3)      Co-ordinate Clause

Principal Clause:

 The clause which is completely free and can express its meaning itself is called principal clause.

For example:   The teacher said that the earth moves round the sun.

Subordinate Clause:

The clause which is not completely free and cannot express its meaning itself and for its meaning depends on principal clause is called subordinate clause.

For example:   The teacher said that the earth moves round the sun.

Subordinate Clause

1)      Noun Clause

2)      Adjective Clause

3)      Adverb Clause

Noun Clause:

The clause which does the work of a noun is called noun clause.

For example:

1)      I know where he lives.

2)      I know who has done the work.

3)      We think that he is honest.

Adjective Clause:

The clause which does the work of an adjective is called adjective clause.

For example:

1)      I know the place where he lives.

2)      I know the boy who has done the work.

3)      We can tell the time when he will come.

Adverb Clause:

The clause which does the work of an adverb is called adverb clause.

For example:

1)      I shall go where he lives.

2)      He will help you if you come.

3)      Though she is poor, she is happy.

Co-ordinate Clause:

The  same type of clauses which are connected by coordinating conjunctions like and, or, but, therefore, not only…… but also, neither..…nor, either……or etc. are called co-ordinate clauses.

For example:

1)      He prayed for me and I thanked him.

2)      She helped them but they dishonoured her.

Name the different type of clauses in the underlined parts.

1)     

A cook once roasted a duck for his master. The roast looked so delicious that the cook couldn't resist the temptation and ate up one of the drumsticks. When his master sat down to eat, he quickly noticed the missing leg and asked what had happened to the other leg. The cook told him that the duck had one leg only. The master was not to be fooled. He said that there was no such thing as a one-legged duck. The cook insisted that this duck had only one leg. The master was very annoyed with the stubbornness of the cook and threatened to fire him from this job. Right at that moment, the cook looked out of the window and saw some ducks resting outside in the courtyard. One of the ducks was standing on one leg and had the other leg folded inside. He drew the attention of his master and showed him that some ducks did indeed have one leg. The master clapped his hands loudly which startled the duck. It put down its other leg as well, and ran off. The maser looked at the cook. The cook replied quietly that his master was right after all. If he had known this trick, he would have clapped his hands too before cooking to bring out the other leg. The master was very amused by the ready wit of the cook and said that he would forgive him this time because it was the first time. But he did not want to see any more one-legged ducks on the table in future. Passage from English for Today(HSC old book.U:5,L:5)

 

2)     

And he did for me the unnecessary thing, the gracious thing that we find done only by the great of heart. Things no training can teach, for they are done on the instant, with no predicated experience. He found a cubbyhole beside the fireplace that I had not noticed. There, of his own accord, he put wood, so that I might always have dry fire material ready in case of sudden wet weather. A stone was loose in the rough walk to the cabin. He dug a deeper hole and steadied it, although he came, himself by a shortcut over the bank. I found that when I tried to return his thoughtfulness with such things as candy and apples, he was wordless. "Thank you" was, perhaps, an expression for which he had no use, for his courtesy was instinctive. He only looked at the gift and at me and a curtain lifted, so that I saw deeper into the clear well of his eyes; and gratitude was there, and affection, soft over the firm granite of character. English for Today(HSC old book.U:5,L:6)

3)     

Humans, animals and plants are all important elements of the natural environment. But humans are cruelly destroying plants and animals and thereby creating a danger for us all. The destruction of forests and other habitats is causing the extinction of various plants and animals every day. These losses are particularly severe in the areas of tropical forests which cover only 7% of the surface of the globe, but which provide the living space for between 50% and 80% of all our wildlife. Many wild animals and birds such as pandas, bears, tigers, alligators, whales, wolves, eagles, falcons, kites and buzzards are faced with the threat of extinction today. Their decline has been accelerated by the destruction of their feeding and nestling places, by the collection of eggs, and above all by the widespread use of chemicals and pesticides which enter their food chains leading to sterility and mass deaths. Hunting of birds and animals is another cause of their extinction. Men kill birds for food and feathers, hunt big cats to make fur coats and slaughter alligators and other reptiles for shoes and bags. In addition, whale-hunting has also drastically reduced the number of blue whales in the Atlantic Ocean. English for Today(HSC old book.U:6,L:4)

 

4)    How safe will the buildings in the city of Dhaka be in the event of an earthquake? Experts give no straight answer to this question, but call for taking adequate precautions to minimize losses. That Bangladesh lies in the active earthquake zone is not unknown to Bangladeshis. Alarmed by the recurrence of quakes during recent years, experts have called for the development of an earthquake resistant building code that all buildings should follow as mandatory. There are two schools of experts regarding earthquakes. One school comprising of engineers and geologists is of the view that the recurrence of quakes in recent years should be taken as a signal for a major earthquake. Another school comprise of similar categories of experts, however, believes that the concern should not be amplified, because although there are a number of fault lines in the geographical area comprising Bangladesh, none of them is active enough to pose a major threat. Yet none of the schools rules out the possibility of a major quake and the dangers that might be associated with it. The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakhya (RAJUK), responsible for a planned development of the city believes that an earthquake resistant building code should be developed to reduce the losses. English for Today(HSC old book.U:6,L:4)