Discussion
Identify the clause in the underlined part of the sentence :
When a few minutes had passed, he stopped feeling sleepy.
Answer: A
'When a few minutes had passed' is an adverb clause.
It begins with the subordinating conjunction 'when' and tells us when he stopped feeling sleepy. A clause that modifies the verb of the main clause by giving its time is an adverb clause of time.
It is not an adjective clause, because it does not describe a noun; not a noun clause, because it does not act as a subject or object; and not the principal clause, because it cannot stand on its own. The principal clause is 'he stopped feeling sleepy'.
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