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Jane. I’m not going to fight,” Bill said in a small maninder: Hello, Jalan. Congratulations! You
voice. “You’re not going to fight! But what have been promoted, I heard.
about the money?” Jane sat down and began jalan: Thanks a lot. It has come at last.
to sob.
devendra: We’re happy for you, Jalan.
Answer: Jane asked Bill why he had come home
so early. Percy told Jane that he had come Answers
back forever. Jane asked him what he meant. Devendra asked Maninder if he had heard the
Bill replied in a small voice that he had come news. Nitish had got a promotion.
home and that he was not going to fight. Jane
exclaimed that if he wasn’t going to fight what Maninder replied that it was not Nitish who had
would they do about the money, and sat down got it. The lucky chap was Jalan.
and began to sob. Devendra suddenly pointed out that Jalan was
coming towards them.
D Report the following dialogues. Maninder greeted Jalan and congratulated him
since he had been promoted.
devendra: Did you hear the news? Nitish has
got a promotion. Jalan thanked him and said it had come at last.
maninder: No, it was not Nitish who got it. Devendra wished Jalan by saying that they were
The lucky chap is Jalan. happy for him.
devendra: There, Jalan is coming towards us!
Clauses – Noun Clauses, Adverb
Clauses, Relative Clauses
A clause is a part of a sentence which contains a makes complete sense on its own and has equal
subject and a predicate. The predicate must have importance.
a finite verb. A finite verb changes according to The house stands on the hill and it is quite
the person and number of a subject and carries a big.
tense. subject finite verb
Simple, Compound and Complex If a sentence has more than one clause joined
by a subordinating conjunction like because,
Sentences if, that, as, since, whether, etc., it is a complex
If a sentence has a single clause, it is a simple sentence. The clauses include one main clause
sentence. and one or more subordinate clauses.
The house stands on the hill. The house stands on the hill that lies on the
subject finite verb other side of the valley.
If a sentence has two or more clauses joined by main clause subordinate clause
a coordinating conjunction like and, but, or, A subordinate clause is a dependent clause
etc., it is a compound sentence. Such clauses are because it does not make complete sense on its
main clauses or principal clauses as each part own and requires the support of the main clause.
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