UNIT 4: ENRICHING AND EXPANDING THE CLAUSE
FURTHER PRACTICE ON SUBORDINATION
Identify cases of subordination and indicate their type (clausal
adjunct, non-restrictive relative clause, embedded complement
clause, etc.) in the following sentences:
1. He suddenly sat down as if trying to demonstrate how tired he was.
2. All houses in the street having been searched, the police disappeared
again.
3. It would seem that he has been wrong all the time.
4. His resignation came quite unexpectedly, to tell you the truth.
5. Perhaps the people who are waiting are still there.
6. Even if he went down on his knees, I wouldn’t dream of lending him
$1,000.
7. Leaving the car unlocked, he walked quickly towards the group of
people.
8. What drove him to do it I found out when we questioned the third
witness.
9. The police do not wish to disclose where the money was found.
10. Two witnesses alleged that the woman left the pub before 10 pm.
11. ‘Come on, lads,’ Tommy yelled.
12. I saw someone enter the shop late at night.
13. As he’s an only child, he gets a good deal of attention.
14. It has made him very unhappy to discover that his wife has been
faithful to him.
15. The news that the president had fled the country was expected.
16. The large size is unavailable, which is a pity.
