Which of the following is the subordinate clausein the following sentence?
Agatha Christie wrote her first story when she was a child.
a. Agathe Christie
b. wrote her first story
c. when she was a child****
d. was a child
Yes, you're right.
To identify the subordinate clause in the sentence "Agatha Christie wrote her first story when she was a child," we need to understand what a subordinate clause is.
A subordinate clause is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It depends on the main clause to make complete sense.
In this sentence, the subordinate clause is "when she was a child." It contains the subject "she" and the verb "was." It cannot be a complete sentence on its own because it does not express a complete thought. It relies on the main clause "Agatha Christie wrote her first story" to form a complete sentence.
Therefore, the correct answer is c. when she was a child.