WAEC English Language questions

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All topics Clauses and sentence structure · 19 Concord (subject-verb agreement) · 26 Consonant sounds · 19 Emphatic stress and intonation · 15 Idioms and figurative expressions · 27 Lexis and structure · 38 Prepositions and phrasal verbs · 24 Pronouns and reference · 18 Question tags · 18 Rhymes · 11 Sentence interpretation · 19 Tenses and verb forms · 26 Vowel sounds · 22 Word classes · 19 Word stress · 18 Words nearest in meaning · 39 Words opposite in meaning · 38

Question 1· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In the sentence 'Although it rained, we played football', the clause 'Although it rained' is
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Question 2· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'We stayed indoors BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING', the words in capitals form
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Question 3· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'I know THAT HE WILL COME', the words in capitals form
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Question 4· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'This is the house that the chief built', the clause 'that the chief built' is
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Question 5· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In the sentence 'What he said surprised everyone', the expression 'What he said' functions as
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Question 6· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'He failed because he did not study', the clause 'because he did not study' is an adverbial clause of
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Question 7· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'What he said surprised everyone', the clause 'What he said' functions as
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Question 8· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'WHEN THE BELL RANG, the pupils rushed out', the words in capitals form
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Question 9· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'She spoke so softly that nobody heard her', the clause 'that nobody heard her' is an adverbial clause of
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Question 10· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'The boy who won the race is my cousin', the clause 'who won the race' is
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Question 11· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
Which of these is a complex sentence?
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Question 12· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'Although it rained, we went out', the clause 'Although it rained' is an adverbial clause of
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Question 13· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
Which of the following sentences contains a relative clause?
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Question 14· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'What you said surprised me', the clause 'What you said' is
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Question 15· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
Which of these is a compound sentence?
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Question 16· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'Put the book where you found it', the clause 'where you found it' is an adverbial clause of
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Question 17· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'I will wait until you come', the clause 'until you come' is an adverbial clause of
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Question 18· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In the sentence 'The man who lives next door is a doctor', the clause 'who lives next door' is
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Question 19· Clauses and sentence structure· WAEC
In 'The man WHO SOLD ME THE CAR has left town', the words in capitals form
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Question 20· Concord (subject-verb agreement)· WAEC
Choose the option that best fills the gap: Either the teacher or the pupils ______ to blame.
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WAEC English Language questions

In the sentence 'Although it rained, we played football', the clause 'Although it rained' is

In 'We stayed indoors BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING', the words in capitals form

In 'I know THAT HE WILL COME', the words in capitals form

In 'This is the house that the chief built', the clause 'that the chief built' is

In the sentence 'What he said surprised everyone', the expression 'What he said' functions as

In 'He failed because he did not study', the clause 'because he did not study' is an adverbial clause of

In 'What he said surprised everyone', the clause 'What he said' functions as

In 'WHEN THE BELL RANG, the pupils rushed out', the words in capitals form

In 'She spoke so softly that nobody heard her', the clause 'that nobody heard her' is an adverbial clause of

In 'The boy who won the race is my cousin', the clause 'who won the race' is

Which of these is a complex sentence?

In 'Although it rained, we went out', the clause 'Although it rained' is an adverbial clause of

Which of the following sentences contains a relative clause?

In 'What you said surprised me', the clause 'What you said' is

Which of these is a compound sentence?

In 'Put the book where you found it', the clause 'where you found it' is an adverbial clause of

In 'I will wait until you come', the clause 'until you come' is an adverbial clause of

In the sentence 'The man who lives next door is a doctor', the clause 'who lives next door' is

In 'The man WHO SOLD ME THE CAR has left town', the words in capitals form

Choose the option that best fills the gap: Either the teacher or the pupils ______ to blame.