Basic English Syntax with Exercises

Exercise 11

Identify the embedded clauses in the following sentences. Classify them according to whether they are finite (F) clauses or non-finite clauses (N).

(1)aI think that John saw Hugh.
bJohn was anxious for Hugh to see him.
cThey are anxious for they got bad news from their daughter today.
dMy father asked me to go the shop and get him tobacco.
eYou will not get any tobacco from me for you only a child.
fThe buyer wanted me to buy the horse from the seller.
gThe horse I bought yesterday belonged to my brother’s best man.
hThe landlady will go upstairs to clean the rooms.
iWe saw John & Hugh going into their friend’s house a while ago.
jDid you see the woman that I was talking about?
kThat Mary has a headache every day does not surprise anyone.
lI asked you to go.
mFor him to stay would be unwise.
nTo leave the party was very smart.

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