phrases and clauses

Read the sentence below.

Mia will be receiving a scholarship for the Youth Leadership Conference this summer.

The underlined part of the sentence can best be described as a/an...

• verb phrase

• adverbial phrase

• noun phrase

• prepositional phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

The difference between a phrase and a clause is...

• A phrase is smaller than a clause.

• A phrase does not contain a subject, and a clause does.

• A phrase does not contain a subject and a verb pair, and a clause does.

• A phrase does not contain a verb, and a clause does.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

Read the sentence below.

Our curiosity satisfied, we stopped asking questions.

The underlined part of the sentence can best be described as a/an...

• prepositional phrase.

• verb phrase.

• adverbial phrase.

• absolute phrase.

Read the sentence below.

Running as fast as she could, Lydia made it to class on time.

Which of the following parts of the sentence is a participle phrase?

• to class

• on time.

• Running as fast as she could,

• Lydia made it

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Read this sentence.

Because the superhero was so powerful, the villain in the graphic novel was destroyed in just a few scenes.

Which part of the sentence is an example of a prepositional phrase?

• Because the superhero

• in the graphic novel

• was destroyed

• was so powerful

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

Read the sentence below.

David Bowie, who I have adored since I was 12, passed away in 2016.

The underlined part of this sentence is a/an...

• independent clause.

• prepositional phrase.

• dependent clause.

• relative clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.6.2A

Read the sentence below.

I have not gone outside yet today because I have to finish working first.

Which of the following parts of the sentence is a subordinate clause?

• yet today

• because I have to finish working first.

• I have not gone outside

• finish working first.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the sentence: “We want to renovate our house.”

Which option shows how to correctly add an independent clause to the sentence?

• We want to renovate our house, but we aren’t sure how much it will cost.

• We want to renovate our house but we aren’t sure, how much it will cost.

• We want to renovate our house, we aren’t sure how much it will cost.

• We want to renovate our house but we aren’t sure how much it will cost.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the sentence below to answer the question.

The woman who stole my car must have been wearing a green jacket.

Should this sentence have commas?

• No, it should not have commas because adding commas would make create a sentence fragment.

• No, it should not have commas because the relative clause is essential to the meaning of the sentence.

• Yes, it should have a comma to separate the relative clause, "who stole my car."

• Yes, it should have commas to show that the reader should pause after the word "must."

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which of the following correctly punctuates a prepositional phrase?

• Before art class, we have Spanish III.

• Before art class we have Spanish III.

• Before, art class we have Spanish III.

• Before art class we have, Spanish III.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C