Asked by mysterychicken

I have a few more grammar questions, can someone please help me find the answer?

Choose the answer that best identifies the phrase in CAPS.

1.These flower fossils, WHICH CAME FROM A VACANT LOT, are the best that have ever been discovered anywhere in the world.
A.adjective clause
B.adverb clause
C.noun clause
D.independant clause
I think it might be either A or B

2.These fossils are important, and scientists are interested in them BECAUSE PLANTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THEIR FLOWERS.
A.adjective clause
B.adverb clause
C.noun clause
D.independant clause
I think D's out of the choice...

3.Tell me WHAT SURPRISES YOU MOST ABOUT THESE ANCIENT PLANTS.
A.adjective clause
B.adverb clause
C.noun clause
D.independant clause
B...??

I can't spot the answer easily in these questions...Please Help! Thanks
-MC
Answered by Ms. Sue
1. Yes, it is either A. or B. Check these sites to clarify which it is.

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/adjectiveclause.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/advcls.htm

2. Check the above sites.

3. Check the above sites.
Answered by mysterychicken
So after seeing those sites I think the answers are:
1.B
2.A?
3.A or C...? I think it's A

-MC
Answered by Ms. Sue
Please study these carefully from the above sites.

"Recognize an <b>adjective clause</b> when you see one.
An adjective clause—also called an adjectival or relative clause—will meet three requirements:

First, it will contain a subject and verb.
Next, <b>it will begin with a relative pronoun [who, whom, whose, that, or which]</b> or a relative adverb [when, where, or why].
Finally, <b>it will function as an adjective, answering the questions What kind? How many? or Which one?</b>


<b>Adverb clauses begin with subordination conjunctions
after, before, until, while, because, since, as, so that, in order that, if, unless, whether, though, although, even though, where.</b>

Number 3 is a little tricky. The clause is the direct object of the verb. What do you think it is now?

Answered by mysterychicken
A?
-MC
Answered by mysterychicken
Oh, can you tell me if the first two i answered were wrong too? Thanks
-MC
Answered by mysterychicken
My bad my bad. For #3 I meant, i think it's B
-MC
Answered by Ms. Sue
You haven't answered the first two right, yet.

For 3, direct objects are not either adjectives or adverbs.
Answered by mysterychicken
Must be C
-MC
Answered by bill
a
d
c
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