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Phrase? Clause?

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A phrase

a)

is missing a subject or a predicate

b)

has both a subject and a predicate

2.

A clause

a)

is missing a subject or a predicate

b)

has both a subject and a predicate

3.

The subject of a sentence is

a)

Who or what the sentence is about

b)

answers "what about it"

4.

The predicate of a sentence

a)

Describes who or what the sentence is about

b)

Describes "what about the subject"

5.

Name the subject in the sentence: "I danced"

a)

I

b)

danced

6.

Name the predicate in the sentence "I danced"

a)

I

b)

danced

7.

An independent clause

a)

can stand alone as a sentence

b)

cannot stand alone as a sentence

8.

A dependent clause

a)

can stand alone as a sentence

b)

cannot stand alone as a sentence

9.

Which of the following is an example of a phrase

a)

the book is on the shelf

b)

the book

10.

which of the following is an example of a phrase?

a)

the book is on the shelf

b)

is on the shelf

11.

which of the following is an example of a clause?

a)

The yellow sunflower

b)

is the tallest in the garden

c)

The yellow sunflower is the tallest in the garden

12.

Which of the following is an example of a clause

a)

Sarah waited

b)

jumping over the fence after practice

c)

listening to my sister on the phone

13.

Which of the following is an example of a clause?

a)

blue cat

b)

laughing hysterically

c)

is always watching

d)

I slept

14.

Which of the following is an independent clause?

a)

We play the tenacious team tonight

b)

After we play the tenacious team tonight

15.

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

a)

We play the tenacious team tonight

b)

After we play the tenacious team tonight

16.

Which of the following is a dependent clause

a)

After dinner

b)

After the dinner

c)

After we ate dinner