Phrases and Clauses

A phrase is a group of words that has a subject OR a verb or might not have either.

• True

• False

Decide if the blue part is a phrase or a clause.
It is lucky that we are on the same team again. 

• Phrase
• Clause

Decide if the blue part is a phrase or a clause.

Throughout the night, noises kept him awake. 

• Phrase
• Clause

Decide if the blue part is a phrase or a clause.

Once I finished lunch, I saw the surprise.

• Phrase
• Clause

Which of the following statements is an example of a clause?

• Beneath the couch in the living room.

• J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of The Hobbit.

• Under the bridge near the store.

Which of the following statements is a phrase?

• after math class

• when math class ends

• math class is over

Identify the prepositional phrase. 
The truck in the parking lot has a broken headlight.

• the parking lot 
• The truck in the parking lot
• in the parking lot 
• has a broken headlight 

Identify the prepositional phrase. 
The students in Ms. Thorpe's class got brownies. 

• The students
• The students in 
• in Ms. Thorpe's class
• Ms. Thorpe's class got brownies

Identify the prepositional phrase. 
The haunted house on the hill has a new owner. 

• has a new owner 
• The haunted house 
• on the hill 
• The haunted house on the hill

Is the following underlined part a phrase or a clause?

Hiding under the table, the dog knew he was bad.

• Phrase

• Clause