Question

What are the types of the underlined clauses in the sentence?

The fact that Isha didn’t pay attention annoyed her teacher because he was short-tempered.

• A. Noun clause, Adverb clause of result
• B. Adjective clause, Adverb clause of reason
• C. Noun clause, Adverb clause of reason
• D. Adjective clause, Adverb clause of result

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Noun clause, Adverb clause of reason

The clause ‘The fact that Isha didn’t pay attention’ is a noun clause. The question we have to ask the main clause in order to get the subordinate clause as the answer is ‘What annoyed her teacher?’.

The clause ‘because he was short-tempered’ is an adverb clause of reason because it offers an explanation to the question ‘Why was her teacher annoyed?’.