Question

read the sentence.
gregor watched, assessing how sasha reacted to his news.
which statement best explains how the underlined clause conveys meaning?
○ it is an adverbial clause explaining sasha’s behavior.
○ it is a noun clause indicating what gregor was observing.
○ it is a noun clause describing what sasha was responding to.
○ it is a relative clause specifying the information gregor gave sasha.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the underlined clause "how Sasha reacted to his news". A noun clause functions as a noun (e.g., subject, object, complement). Here, "assessing" takes this clause as its object, and the clause describes what Gregor was observing (Sasha's reaction to his news). An adverbial clause would modify a verb/adjective/adverb (not the case here). A relative clause has a relative pronoun (not here). A clause about Sasha’s response - to would focus on the stimulus, but this is about her reaction (what Gregor observed). So the correct option is the one saying it's a noun clause indicating what Gregor was observing.

Answer:

B. It is a noun clause indicating what Gregor was observing.