WorksheetsSentence structure
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
'Throwing papers along the streets'
Is this a phrase or a clause?
Phrase
Clause
While debris covered the park
phrase
clause
Since finding her keys and book
phrase
clause
Except Mary and Tom
phrase
clause
I refused to go because I had homework to do.
What is the subordinate clause?
I refused to go
because I had homework to do
After I finish college, I’ll get a job.
What is the independent clause?
After I finish college
I’ll get a job
A large vocabulary is the characteristic that most often accompanies outstanding success.
What is the subordinate clause?
A large vocabulary
A large vocabulary is the characteristic
most often accompanies outstanding success.
that most often accompanies outstanding success
You can’t do your best when you are tired.
What is the independent clause?
when you are tired
You can’t do your best
you are tired
The old man ran across the long, high bridge away from the monsters.
Tick ALL the phrases in this sentence.
The old man
the long, high bridge
away from the monsters
The old man ran across the long
Jazz, rock, and dance bands specialize in different musical forms.
Is this a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
simple
compound
complex
In the 1500’s, towns formed their own bands.
Is 'In the 1500's' a phrase or a clause?
phrase
clause
In the 1500’s, towns formed their own bands.
Is this sentence a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
Simple
Compound
Complex
All national flights, as far as I know, charge an entrance fee.
Identify the subordinate clause.
All national flights
charge an entrance fee
All national flights charge an entrance fee
as far as I know
Some spectators who had family members on board began to scream in horror.
Identify the subordinate clause.
Some spectators
who had family members on board began to scream in horror
Some spectators began to scream in horror
who had family members on board
James and I went to the movies last night, and we stopped for coffee afterward.
Is this a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
simple
compound
complex
