Screener: Phrases and Clauses

The subject of a sentence is _____.

• the object of the action in a sentence
• what or whom the sentence is about
• always a person or place

The predicate of a sentence _____.

• tells what the subject does or is or what is done to the subject
• is always a person, place, or thing
• is always the object of the verb in a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Ten architects in the company reviewed the plans for the new housing development.
The emphasized part of the sentence above is the _____. 

• complete predicate
• complete subject

Ten architects in the company reviewed the plans for the new housing development.
The emphasized part of the sentence above is the _____. 

• complete predicate
• complete subject

A phrase is a group of words that _____. 

• has a subject and a predicate
• begins with a subordinating conjunction
• is missing a subject or a predicate or both

A prepositional phrase begins with _____. 

• a predicate noun
• a preposition
• a prepositional adjective

Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?

• The two boys wrestled, and their father mowed the yard.
• The two boys wrestled, and their father watched them.
• The two boys wrestled on the floor, and their father watched them.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

Which of the following contains an introductory participial phrase?

• His father, a successful electrical engineer, founded the company.
• Now highly successful, the electronics company was founded by his father.
• Founded by his father, the electronics company is now highly successful.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

A clause is a group of words that _____.

• has both a subject and a verb
• has a pronoun and a gerund
• has a verb but isn't a complete thought

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

An independent clause has a subject and verb and _____.

• can stand alone as a coherent sentence
• expresses a complete thought
• -- BOTH --

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B