Exploring Phrases and Clauses for Kids

What is a sentence?

• A group of words that lacks a predicate

• A group of words that lacks a subject

• A group of words that expresses a complete thought

• A group of words that lacks both a subject and a predicate

Which of the following is a clause?

• Plays the guitar

• My friend Justin

• Gina played basketball with her dad

• In the kitchen

What is a phrase?

• A group of words that lacks either a subject or a predicate or both

• A complete sentence

• A group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate

• A group of words that contains a verb

Which of the following is an example of a phrase?

• Grace is baking cookies

• Cheetahs run fast

• Rolling down the hill

• The bird flew

What makes 'rolling down the hill' a phrase?

• It has a subject but no predicate

• It has a predicate but no subject

• It has both a subject and a predicate

• It is a complete sentence

What is an independent clause?

• A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence

• A clause that lacks a subject

• A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence

• A clause that lacks a predicate

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• When cats purr

• As Lacy served the ball

• After I play baseball

• I play baseball

What is a dependent clause?

• A clause that lacks a predicate

• A clause that lacks a subject

• A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence

• A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence

Which word makes 'As Lacy served the ball' a dependent clause?

• Served

• As

• Lacy

• Ball

What is another name for a dependent clause?

• Subordinate clause

• Independent clause

• Complete sentence

• Phrase