Phrases & Clauses Review

Look at the underlined words. How are they functioning in the sentence?

The sugar snap peas in my father's garden are wonderful.

• adverbial clause

• prepositional phrase

• dependent clause

• all of the above

Which of the following is a phrase?

• I am so happy to see you.

• Sometimes I like peanut butter, and sometimes I don't.

• washing the dog after school.

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is the correct definition of a clause?

• a collection of words that have a subject doing a verb

• a collection of words describing a noun

• a collection of words that has a subject and a predicate

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is the correct definition of a phrase?

• a collection of words that have a subject and a verb

• a collection of words that does not have a subject, a verb, or both

• a collection of words that has a subject and a predicate

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following is a clause?

• finishing up the dishes

• walking the very hyper dog

• I walked all the way around the block

• pulling hard on the leash

Which of the following sentences contains an infinitive phrase?

• My teacher, the one wearing the blue sweater, gave us our final.

• Dale waited at the bust stop hoping another would come by.

• On the side of the road, we saw a perfectly good couch.

• To make my birthday special, my family threw me a surprise party.

An independent clause:

• has a subject and and verb, but cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence

• has a subject and a verb, and can be a complete sentence by itself

• is only part of a sentence

• does not have a subject or a verb and is therefore not a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A dependent or subordinate clause

• has a subject and a verb and can be a complete sentence by itself

• has a subject and a verb but cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence

• is only two words

• does not have either a subject or a verb and is therefore not a sentence

Identify whether the following is an independent or subordinate clause:

He stopped.

• independent clause

• dependent or subordinate clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify whether the following is an independent or subordinate clause:

If he had run

• independent clause

• dependent or subordinate clause