Phrases and Clauses

1. Dexter won the race because he was fast.

• The underlined words form a phrase.

• The underlined words are meaningless.

• The underlined words form a clause.

• The underlined words is a prepositional phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

2. Which of the following can have a subject- verb combination in it?

• only clauses

• only phrases

• clauses and sentences

• sentences and phrases

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

"The tallest building in the world" This is a _______

• phrase

• clause

• sentence

• meaningless combination of words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

" I was afraid of the dark." In this sentence which of the following group of words is a phrase?

• I was afraid

• I was

• of the dark

• afraid of the dark

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

" I couldn't go ". Identify the underlined group of words.

• Sentence

• phrase

• clause

• dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Phrases in the English language do NOT contain:

• nouns

• meaning

• prepositions

• subject-verb combination

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

"If you see Mr. Sullivan tomorrow". This is a/an _______

• Phrase

• Sentence

• Dependent clause

• Independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

I am a student. This is a ________

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Interrogative sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

I am a student and my mother is a teacher. This sentence is a ________.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Simple sentence

• Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which coordinating conjunction would best combine these two independent clauses.

Rama tried to lift the suitcase. It was very heavy.

• and

• since

• for

• but

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E