Question

What role does the underlined clause play in the given sentence?
She was late to class. Her excuse was that she had forgotten to set her alarm.
A) Subject
B) Appositive
C) Adverbial
D) Subject complement

Answer 1

Hint: A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb that have a relationship. This relationship is crucial; a clause conveys information about what that subject is or is doing, rather than simply being a random grouping of words. Because a clause expresses an action or a state of being, a clause can often—but not always—function as an independent sentence. A clause is a grammatical unit that consists of a subject and a verb. (A clause can be used as an adjective, adverb, or noun). It differs from a phrase in that it does not have a subject or a verb.

Complete answer:
A noun, adjective, or pronoun that comes after a connecting verb is called a subject complement (any form of the verb be, become and seem). An appositive is a modifier or rename that appears after a noun. The conclusion of the store, for example, was that family is the most essential aspect of life. (Complementary subject). A subject noun clause is a noun clause that serves as the subject of a sentence.

Let us analyze the given options:
A) Subject: This option is not true because the sentence's topic is not the underlined clause.
B) Appositive: This option is not true because the underlined clause in the given sentence neither renames nor appears after the noun. As a result, it isn't appositive.
C) Adverbial: This option is not true because the adverbial clause is in its own clause. It isn't a phrase with a noun.
D) Subject complement: This option is true. The noun clause is a subject complement since it comes after the linking word "was".

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: A sentence is made up of clauses. The main clause, a coordinate clause, or a subordinate clause can all be used. A clause is a grammatical unit that consists of a subject and a verb. (A clause can be used as an adjective, adverb, or noun). It differs from a phrase in that it does not have a subject or a verb.