Miss Butler is the best

Match up the phrases/clauses with the right term of description.

• on the rugby field

• an expanded noun phrase

• who was great at tackling

• a relative clause

• the successful, talented rugby player

• a prepositional phrase

Circle the right word in each of the boxes to make grammatically correct sentences. Susan went to Scotland to visit her relatives. It was [alot/a lot] of driving [so/when] she arrived at [they’re/their] house late in the evening.

• Susan went to Scotland to visit her relatives. It was a lot of driving so she arrived at their house late in the evening.

• Susan went to Scotland to visit her relatives. It was alot of driving when she arrived at their house late in the evening.

• Susan went to Scotland to visit her relatives. It was a lot of driving when she arrived at they’re house late in the evening.

• Susan went to Scotland to visit her relatives. It was alot of driving so she arrived at they’re house late in the evening.

Tick the correct box to say whether the underlined words are a main clause or a subordinate clause.

• Main Clause

• Subordinate Clause

I will pack the car (a)   you get things ready inside the house.

• while

• once

• unless

______ everything is packed in the car, we can be on our way.

• while

• once

• unless

We could stop at the service station for something to eat (a)   you’ve packed a picnic.

• while

• once

• unless

Which sentence is a statement? Tick one.

• Come here.

• Have you thought this through?

• She hates having her hair brushed.

• Go to Yorkshire for your holidays.

Label whether each of these words is an adjective or verb. Susan had been playing a difficult match until she fell over and hurt her ankle.

• difficult - adjective, fell - verb

• difficult - verb, fell - adjective

• difficult - verb, fell - verb

• difficult - adjective, fell - adjective

Write a synonym in the box to replace the underlined word so that the sentence maintains its meaning. Exhausted, Susan heard the final whistle and collapsed on the pitch.

• tired

• energetic

• rested

• lively

Which of these sentences needs a question mark? Tick one.

• Pass me the ball

• This sentence doesn’t need a question mark, does it

• The match will last for ninety minutes

• He was named as captain