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WorksheetsPhrases and Clauses
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
A clause has a ____ and a ____.
subject ; predicate
noun ; predicate
subject ; verb
adjective ; phrase
A phrase has either a ____ OR a ____ but NEVER both.
subject ; verb
predicate ; noun
subject ; predicate
adjective ; subject
(a) is what the subject does or what the subject is.
(a) describes or modifies a noun.
____ describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another ____.
(a)
When World War II broke out, Bearden served in the U.S. Army.
Is the underlined portion a phrase or a clause?
Clause
Phrase
After that, Bearden spent time in Paris, where he studied art.
Is the underlined portion a independent clause or dependent clause?
Independent clause
Dependent clause
He studied the works of many European artists, including Picasso and Matisse.
Is the underlined portion a phrase or a clause?
Clause
Phrase
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?
Phrase
Clause
Bearden also studied African art and Chinese landscape paintings.
Is the underlined portion a phrase or a clause?
Clause
Phrase
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?
Adjective clause
Adjective phrase
Uncle Nestor worked for a while on a ship that sailed the Caribbean.
Is the underlined portion an adjective phrase or an adjective clause?
Adjective clause
Adjective phrase
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?
Adjective phrase
Adjective clause
Regular running shoes are not safe for soccer.
Is the underlined portion an adverb phrase or an adverb clause?
Adverb phrase
Adverb clause
Soccer players wear protective gear on the field.
Is the underlined portion an adverb phrase or an adverb clause?
Adverb clause
Adverb phrase
____ tells what kind, how many, and which one. ____ clauses usually begin with "who, whom, which, or that."
(a)
(a) phrases and clauses tell s “how,” “when,” “where,” or “why.”
