Clause For Class 9 [Chapter – 5]

1. Enquiry revealed that Bhola Grandpa had taken his grandson to the festival.

Ans:- Enquiry revealed — principal clause
that Bhola Grandpa had taken his grandson to the festival — subordinate clause

2. He did not realise when those fingers slipped out.

Ans:- He did not realise — principal clause
when those fingers slipped out — subordinate clause

3. Then someone asked Bhola Grandpa what he was gripping.

Ans:- Then someone asked Bhola Grandpa — principal clause
what he was gripping — subordinate clause

4. He remembered his grandson and let out a wail.

Ans:- He remembered his grandson — principal clause
and let out a wail — principal clause

5. At this point of time, Bhola Grandpa confessed that there was no real treasure.

Ans:- At this point of time, Bhola Grandpa confessed — principal clause
that there was no real treasure — subordinate clause

6. Bhola Grandpa turned and found the bright gaze of the tiger on his face.

Ans:- Bhola Grandpa turned and — principal clause
found the bright gaze of the tiger on his face — principal clause

7. The tiger roared and circled the tree about a hundred times.

Ans:- The tiger roared — principal clause
and circled the tree about a hundred times — principal clause

8. Bhola Grandpa climbed the mound and requested the first man he saw for some water to drink.

Ans:- Bhola Grandpa climbed the mound — principal clause
and requested the first man — principal clause
he saw for some water to drink — subordinate clause

9. It was a bitterly cold night, and even at the far end of the bus the east wind cut like a knife.

Ans:- It was a bitterly cold night, and — principal clause
even at the far end of the bus the east wind cut like a knife — principal clause

10. The bus stopped and two women and a man got in together and filled the vacant places.

Ans:- The bus stopped and—principal clause
two women and a man got in together and — principal clause
filled the vacant places — principal clause

11. This was the opportunity for which the conductor had been waiting, and he intended to make the most of it.

Ans:- This was the opportunity — principal clause
for which the conductor had been waiting — subordinate clause
and he intended to make the most of it — principal clause

 12. I had marked him as the type who had a general vague grievance about everything.

Ans:- I had marked him as the type — principal clause
who had a general vague grievance about everything — subordinate clause

13. He seemed to have a particular grievance against passengers who came and sat in his bus while he shivered at the door.

Ans:- He seemed to have a particular grievance against passengers — principal clause
who came and sat in his bus whilehe shivered at the door — subordinate clause

14. She had evidently expected the challenge and knew the reply.

Ans:- She had evidently expected the challenge — principal clause
and knew the reply — principal clause

15. The conductor pulled the bell, and the bus stopped.

Ans:- The conductor pulled the bell, and — principal clause
the bus stopped — principal clause

16. Two or three passengers got out and disappeared into the night.

Ans:- Two or three passengers got out and — principal clause
disappeared into the night — principal clause

17. She expressed her anger to the three policemen who stood up the street watching the drama.

Ans:- She expressed her anger to the three policemen — principal clause
who stood up the street watching the drama — subordinate clause

18. He stepped on to the pavement and waited.

Ans:- He stepped on to the pavement — principal clause
and waited — principal clause

19. It is quite another thing to own a zoo and live in it.

Ans:- It is quite another thing to own a zoo and live in it — principal clause

20. The sky will be slightly tinged with yellow when you are awakened by the bird song.

Ans:- The sky will be slightly tinged with yellow — principal clause
when you are awakened by the bird song — subordinate clause

21. A male peahen is dancing, his burnished tail raised like a fountain in the sunlight.

Ans:- A male peahen is dancing — principal clause
his burnished tail raised like a fountain in the sunlight — principal clause

22. The gorillas have been let out of their cages while the cages are cleaned.

Ans:- The gorillas have been let out of their cages — principal clause
while the cages are cleaned — subordinate clause

23. They try to wrench the electric heaters from their sockets, or break the fluorescent lights.

Ans:- They try to wrench the electric heaters from their sockets — principal clause
or break the fluorescent lights — principal clause

24. You pass slowly down the house to the big case at the end where the touracos now live.

Ans:- You pass slowly down the house to the big case at the end — principal clause
where the touracos now live — subordinate clause

25. Then, if you call to him, he will fly down and land on a perch nearest to you.

Ans:- Then, if you call to him — subordinate clause
he will fly down and — principal clause
land on a perch nearest to you — principal clause

26. As they come flooding into the grounds, everyone has to be alert.

Ans:- As they come flooding into the grounds — subordinate clause
everyone has to be alert — principal clause

27. This is not to ensure that the animals do not hurt the people, but to make sure that the people do not hurt the animals.

Ans:- This is not to ensure — principal clause
that the animals do not hurt the people, but — subordinate clause
to make sure that the people do not hurt the animals — principal clause

28. The slanting rays of the sun light the cage where the crowned pigeons live.

Ans:- The slanting rays of the sun light the cage — principal clause
where the crowned pigeons live — subordinate clause

29. A thousand forests crushed under the rain, had grown up a thousand times to be crushed again.

Ans:- A thousand forests crushed under the rain — principal clause
had grown up a thousand times to be crushed again — principal clause

30. Here was located the schoolroom of the children belonging to men and women who came by rockets from Earth.

Ans:- Here was located the schoolroom of the children belonging to men and women — principal clause
who came by rockets from Earth — subordinate clause

31. When the sun came out last time seven years ago they were too young .

Ans:- When the sun came out last time seven years ago — subordinate clause
they were too young — principal clause

32. They could not recall the sun when it came out for just an hour and showed its face to the stunned world.

Ans:- They could not recall the sun — principal clause
when it came out for just an hour and — subordinate clause
showed its face to the stunned world — subordinate clause

33. They had been only two years old when the sun last came out.

Ans:- They had been only two years old — principal clause
when the sun last came out — subordinate clause

34. They played in the echoing tunnels of the underground city and sang of summer and the sun.

Ans:- They played in the echoing tunnels of the underground city — principal clause
and sang of summer and the sun — principal clause

35. It was as if a hurricane had lost its sound.

Ans:- It was — principal clause
as if a hurricane had lost its sound — subordinate clause

36. The silence was so immense one would feel as if the ears had been stuffed.

Ans:- The silence was so immense — principal clause
one would feel — subordinate clause
as if the ears had been stuffed — subordinate clause

37. It was the colour of flaming bronze and it was very large.

Ans:- It was the colour of flaming bronze and — principal clause
it was very large — principal clause

38. The jungle grew and never stopped growing.

Ans:- The jungle grew and never — principal clause
stopped growing — principal clause

39. Presently, he wished that he was sick: then he could stay home from school.

Ans:- Presently, he wished — principal clause
that he was sick — subordinate clause
then he could stay home from school — principal clause

40. He thought that he had found symptoms of stomach trouble.

Ans:- He thought — principal clause
that he had found symptoms of stomach trouble — subordinate clause

41. However, the symptoms soon grew feeble and wholly went away.

Ans:- However, the symptoms soon grew feeble — principal clause
and wholly went away — principal clause

42. Tom thought he would hold the tooth in reserve for the present.

Ans:- Tom thought — principal clause
he would hold the tooth in reserve for the present — subordinate clause

43. He remembered hearing from a doctor that a certain ailment could lay up a patient for three days and make him lose a finger.

Ans:- He remembered hearing from a doctor — principal clause
that a certain ailment could lay up a patient for three days — subordinate clause
and make him lose a finger — subordinate clause

44. He eagerly drew his sore toe from under the sheet and held it up for inspection.

Ans:- He eagerly drew his sore toe from under the sheet — principal clause
and held it up for inspection — principal clause

45. Her face grew pale and her lips trembled.

Ans:- Her face grew pale and — principal clause
her lips trembled — principal clause

46. He fancied that he began to feel pain in the toe.

Ans:- He fancied — principal clause
that he began to feel pain in the toe — subordinate clause

47. Sid shook him and looked in his face anxiously.

Ans:- Sid shook him and — principal clause
looked in his face anxiously — principal clause

48. She laughed a little, then cried a little.

Ans:- She laughed a little — principal clause
then cried a little — principal clause

49. When he had run forward to the brink of the ledge he became afraid.

Ans:- When he had run forward to the brink of the ledge — subordinate clause
he became afraid — principal clause

49. The great expanse of the sea stretched down beneath, and it was miles down.

Ans:- The great expanse of the sea stretched down beneath — principal clause
and it was miles down — principal clause

50. He felt certain that his wings would never support him.

Ans:- He felt certain — principal clause
that his wings would never support him — subordinate clause

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