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Phrases and Clauses

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A clause has a ____ and a ____.

a)

subject ; predicate

b)

noun ; predicate

c)

subject ; verb

d)

adjective ; phrase

2.

A phrase has either a ____ OR a ____ but NEVER both.

a)

subject ; verb

b)

predicate ; noun

c)

subject ; predicate

d)

adjective ; subject

3.

(a)   is what the subject does or what the subject is.

4.

(a)   describes or modifies a noun.

5.

____ describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another ____.

(a)  

6.

When World War II broke out, Bearden served in the U.S. Army.

Is the underlined portion a phrase or a clause?

a)

Clause

b)

Phrase

7.

After that, Bearden spent time in Paris, where he studied art.

Is the underlined portion a independent clause or dependent clause?

a)

Independent clause

b)

Dependent clause

8.

He studied the works of many European artists, including Picasso and Matisse.

Is the underlined portion a phrase or a clause?

a)

Clause

b)

Phrase

9.

In the 1960s, while Bearden focused on creating collages that depicted African American life, he also became active in civil rights.

Is the underlined portion a phrase or a clause?

a)

Phrase

b)

Clause

10.

Bearden also studied African art and Chinese landscape paintings.

Is the underlined portion a phrase or a clause?

a)

Clause

b)

Phrase

11.

He also spent a lot of time in Prague, which is a city in the Czech Republic.

Is the underlined portion an adjective phrase or an adjective clause?

a)

Adjective clause

b)

Adjective phrase

12.

Uncle Nestor worked for a while on a ship that sailed the Caribbean.

Is the underlined portion an adjective phrase or an adjective clause?

a)

Adjective clause

b)

Adjective phrase

13.

The captain of the ship was a man named Ramón, whom Nestor knew from Chile.

Is the underlined portion an adjective phrase or an adjective clause?

a)

Adjective phrase

b)

Adjective clause

14.

Regular running shoes are not safe for soccer.

Is the underlined portion an adverb phrase or an adverb clause?

a)

Adverb phrase

b)

Adverb clause

15.

Soccer players wear protective gear on the field.

Is the underlined portion an adverb phrase or an adverb clause?

a)

Adverb clause

b)

Adverb phrase

16.

____ tells what kind, how many, and which one. ____ clauses usually begin with "who, whom, which, or that."

(a)  

17.

(a)   phrases and clauses tell s “how,” “when,” “where,” or “why.”