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WorksheetsGrammar for Writing Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
A noun phrase is:
a phrase about someone
a describing word
a group of two or more words headed by a noun
an action phrase
Which one of these is a noun phrase?
the large cat scrambled madly
sitting quietly I wondered
the ghost-quiet room
All of the above
What is a relative clause?
a clause that is complete
a clause that is incomplete
a clause about your relatives
a clause that is attached to an antecedent by a relative pronoun such as who, which, or that
Which of these sentences contains a relative clause?
The cat sat on the mat.
Quietly, the cat sat on the mat and slept.
The cat, who was sleeping quietly, sat on the mat.
What is an abverbial phrase?
A phrase used to describe a noun.
A phrase used to modify time, reason, manner or place.
A phrase used to create sensory description.
Which of these are adveribal phrases?
In the beginning
Read, white and blue
Last Friday
Quietly
What is a simile?
A word that describes a sound.
A describing word
A direct comparison
An indirect comparison using 'like' or 'as' to create an image.
Which one of these phrases are similies?
He was a lion in battle
The floor squeaked like a mouse.
He was as strong as a bull.
The creak of the door was ominous.
What is a subordinate clause?
A clause that is complete and an stand along.
A clause that cannot stand alone and must be connected to a main clause.
A clause only goes at the beginning of a sentence.
Which of these sentences contains a subordinate clause?
Same moved swiftly through the forest, her feet making no sound.
Sam moved swiftly through the forest.
With a panther's grace, Same moved swiftly through the forest.
Sam, who could not rest for a moment, moved swiftly through the forest.
