The following quiz is mirrored, with permission, from the English Department of Northern Illinois University and is typical of quizzes given for their English 207T course. Click within the small circle to the left of your choice for each answer. A javascript box will appear to tell you that your choice is correct or incorrect.
Many people probably think that politeness is simply a social lubricant.
It contains a prepositional phrase. B. It contains an adjectival clause. It contains an adverbial clause. It contains a noun clause. E. None of the above.