Year 9 Language Conventions: Clause_identification

10 practice questions on clause_identification for Year 9 students, aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9 NAPLAN assessment framework.

Sample Year 9 Language Conventions — Clause_identification Questions

Question 1Hardclause_identification

Which part of the sentence is a fronted adverbial clause? Having reviewed all available evidence, the judge delivered a verdict that satisfied neither party.

Question 2Mediumclause_identification

Which part of this sentence is a subordinate clause?

Question 3Mediumclause_identification

Which underlined part of the sentence is an adjectival clause? The researcher whose findings were challenged by the international panel continued to defend her methodology.

Question 4Mediumclause_identification

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

Question 5Mediumclause_identification

How many clauses are in the sentence below? The marine biologist, who had spent fifteen years studying coral systems, published her findings after the government released funding.

Question 6Hardclause_identification

Which part of the sentence is a fronted adverbial clause? Having reviewed all available evidence, the judge delivered a verdict that satisfied neither party.

Question 7Hardclause_identification

Which sentence contains an embedded (nested) relative clause?

Question 8Mediumclause_identification

Which option correctly identifies the type of sentence below? 'Because the funding was withdrawn, the clinical trial was suspended, which disappointed thousands of patients who had enrolled.'

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