Question

Choose a suitable adverb clause to complete the sentence.
The test was so easy _________.
a) that I’m sure that everyone will score well
b) but the marking was very strict
c) today
d) none of the above

Answer 1

Hint:An adverb clause is a group of words that is used to change or qualify the meaning of an adjective, a verb, a clause, another adverb, or any other type of word or phrase except determiners and adjectives that modify nouns.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the phrases in the option have a suitable adverb clause that is grammatically correct to fit in the sentence.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'that I’m sure that everyone will score well', uses an adverb clause of consequence or result.
Therefore, option (a.) is correct as ‘so…that’ is a pair of conjunctions that indicate a result and this phrase is also grammatically correct.
Option (b.), ‘but the marking was very strict', refers to an independent/coordinate clause. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as an adverb clause is always subordinate/dependent.
Option (c.), ‘today', refers to a word which means ‘the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow).’
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as we need an adverb clause phrase and not a single word.
Option (d.), ‘none of the above', is incorrect as option (a.) is correct.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the students to recall the concept of adverbs. An adverb is a word that modifies something other than a noun. An adverb is the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses.