Exercise 1

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Complex sentences with Adverbial clauses of Comparison and Manner

Exercise 6

Classify the subordinate clauses joined by the conjunctions “lest” and “for fear” into adverbial clauses of purpose and object clauses.[12]

1. He was stricken and withdrew his eyes lest she should read them (Cronin).

2. He trembled daily lest he should hear that the Riblons was proclaimed his second mother-in-law (Thackeray).

3. She feared lest she should be blamed (Smith).

4. Let us leave the house this instant for fear he should ask further questions (Poutsma).

5. I was getting a little worried for fear you didn't like your son (Smith).

6. … when at last he turned away, hastening for fear he should be late (Cronin).

7. He seemed nervous lest, in thus announcing his intention, he should be setting his grand daughter a bad example (Galsworthy).

8. He might have been a sick man whom it was advisable to humour lest his illness should get the better of him (Bennet).

Classify the subordinate clauses joined by “as” into adverbial clauses of comparison and manner, time, cause or attributive clauses and state whether “as” is a conjunction or a relative pronoun.

1. Roy did as he was told, and as he felt the weight taken off his back he found it more difficult to stand (Aldridge).

2. Write that you decline to support this scheme of hers, as you hold it to be a dishonest scheme (Wilde).

3. The Coroner himself had had business relations with French persons in his capacity as a solicitor, and could assure such of the jury as had never been in France that they ought to allow for these different standards (Sayers).

4. Scotty had liked Andy just as they had all liked him, but it was clear that he liked Andy no more (Aldridge).

5. I never saw such luck as that fellow had! (Cronin).

6. Roy was so tired as he walked in the night that sleep seemed all the ultimate good that man could require (Aldridge).

7. I want you in my room and as Helen Burns is with you, she may come too (Bronte).