Phrases and Clauses

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase. 
Howie, Ms. Thorpe's kitten, likes to jump into the dryer. 

• Ms. Thorpe's kitten
• likes to jump
• into the dryer 
• likes to jump into the dryer 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase: 
We climbed the mountain, Pike's Peak, yesterday.

• We climbed
• yesterday 
• We climbed the mountain
• Pike's Peak 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase. 
Thursday, the day after tomorrow, is Thanksgiving. 

• the day after tomorrow 
•  Thursday
• is Thanksgiving 
• Thursday is Thaksgiving

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Identify the adjective clause.
The paintings that you saw in the museum were original works by Picasso. 

• were original works
• that you saw in the museum
• in the museum
• The paintings that you saw

Identify the adjective clause. 
The movie, which we will see tonight, is supposed to be very funny. 

• The movie
• is supposed to be very funny
• The movie is supposed to be very funny
• which we will see tonight

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Identify the adjective clause. 
She is the player whom we saw the last time.

• whom we saw 
• whom we saw the last time 
• He is the pitcher
• the pitcher whom we saw the last time

Identify the adjective clause. 
Ms. Thorpe's cat, whose collar is gone, ran out of the house. 

• whose collar
• The cat
• whose collar is gone
• ran out of the house

Identify the adverb clause.
Tom is frustrated when he can't play. 

• he can't play
• when he can't play
• Tom is frustrated
• is frustrated

Identify the adverb clause. 
Whenever Weston is late, he calls his mother. 

• Weston is late
• he calls his
• Whenever Weston is late
• he calls his mother

Identify the adverb clause. 
Gabby can have dessert if she finishes her dinner.

• if she finishes her dinner
• have dessert 
• her dinner
• Gabby can have dessert