Direction.
Choose the right kind of clauses from the following.
Bill stopping the project was a big disappointment.
Adjunct clause (relative clause)
Relative clause
Adjective clause
Non-finite gerund clause
Correct Answer :
D. Non-finite gerund clause
The gerund stopping constitutes a non-finite clause
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until
when
although
because
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Adjective clause
Adverb clause
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prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
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prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
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Adjective clause
Noun clause
Relative clause
Adverb clause
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Noun clause
Adjective clause
Adverb clause
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Noun clause
Adjunct clause (relative clause)
Relative clause
Adverb clause
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prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
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prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
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Adjunct clause (relative clause)
Relative clause
Adjective clause
Non-finite gerund clause
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prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
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prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
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although
unless
if
in the even that
I do not know if he will come.
Adverb clause
Adjunct clause (relative clause)
Noun clause
Relative clause
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but
unless
although
because
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Noun clause
Adjunct clause (relative clause)
Relative clause
Adverb clause
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prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
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declarative
interrogative
imperative
exclamative
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but
although
even though
otherwise
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because
provided that
so that
while
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Adjunct clause (relative clause)
Noun clause
Relative clause
Adjective clause
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prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
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Adverb clause
Adjunct clause (relative clause)
Noun clause
Relative clause
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Now that
Even though
Unless
When
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prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
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Adjunct clause (relative clause)
Relative clause
Adjective clause
Predicative SV-clause
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Adjective clause
Noun clause
Relative clause
Adverb clause