Grammar: Clauses

How are Phrases and Clauses different?

• Phrases have both a subject & verb.

• Clauses have both a subject & verb.

• They are actually not different at all. They are synonyms.

• Clauses are used in formal papers, and phrases are used in informal writing.

Identify the Adjective Clause in the following sentence:

Llamas that eat all day will be fat.

• Llamas that eat

• that eat all day

• Llamas that eat all day

• will be fat

Identify the Adjective Clause in the following sentence:

People still talk about last year's winter, which resulted in 15 snow days.

• People still talk about last year's winter

• about last year's winter

• which resulted

• which resulted in 15 snow days

Identify the Adjective Clause in the following sentence:

The girl whom Billy asked to homecoming loves llamas, too.

• to homecoming

• The girl whom Billy asked to homecoming

• whom Billy asked to homecoming

• to homecoming loves llamas

Identify the Adjective Clause in the following sentence:

The student whose homework you copied did not have any correct answers.

• whose homework you copied

• The student whose homework

• whose homework you copied did not have any correct answers

• you copied

Identify the Adverb Clause in the following sentence:

When Billy wakes up, he feeds the llamas.

• When Billy

• When Billy wakes up

• he feeds

• he feeds the llamas

Identify the Adverb Clause in the following sentence:

Billy is happy if the llamas don't spit at him.

• Billy is happy

• the llamas don't spit

• the llamas don't spit at him

• if the llamas don't spit at him

Identify the Adverb Clause in the following sentence:

After the snow has melted, drivers still need to watch out for ice.

• drivers still need to watch

• After the snow

• drivers still need to watch out for ice

• After the snow has melted

Identify the Adverb Clause in the following sentence:

The crowd has been booing since Kanye walked onto the stage.

• The crowd has been booing

• The crowd has been booing since Kanye

• since Kanye walked onto the stage

• onto the stage

Identify the Noun Clause in the following sentence:

Whoever likes llamas will love Billy's new book!

• Whoever likes llamas

• Whoever likes llamas will love

• llamas will love Billy's new book

• Billy's new book