Phrases and Clauses Mastery

Phrases and Clauses Mastery

Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will test your understanding of phrases and clauses.

A phrase is a group of words that acts as a single part of speech but does not contain both a subject and a verb. A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.

Clauses can be independent (can stand alone as a complete sentence) or dependent (cannot stand alone and relies on an independent clause for complete meaning).

1. Identify whether the underlined group of words is a phrase or a clause: My dog, with the fluffy tail, loves to chase squirrels.

2. Identify whether the underlined group of words is a phrase or a clause: Because the rain started, we had to cancel the picnic.

3. A group of words that contains both a subject and a verb is called a  .

4. A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete  .

5. A phrase functions as a single   of speech within a sentence.

6. Write a sentence that includes an independent clause and a dependent clause. Underline the independent clause once and the dependent clause twice.

7. Explain the difference between a phrase and a clause in your own words.

8. All clauses can stand alone as complete sentences.

9. A prepositional phrase is an example of a clause.

10. Combine the following phrase and clause to create one grammatically correct sentence:

Phrase: running quickly Clause: The athlete finished the race

11. Identify the independent clause and the dependent clause in the following sentence: Although it was raining, the children played outside.

Independent Clause:  

Dependent Clause: