Phrases and Clauses

1. Dexter won the race because he was fast.

• The underlined words form a phrase.

• The underlined words are meaningless.

• The underlined words form a clause.

• The underlined words is a prepositional phrase.

2. Which of the following can have a subject- verb combination in it?

• only clauses

• only phrases

• clauses and sentences

• sentences and phrases

"The tallest building in the world" This is a _______

• phrase

• clause

• sentence

• meaningless combination of words

" I was afraid of the dark." In this sentence which of the following group of words is a phrase?

• I was afraid

• I was

• of the dark

• afraid of the dark

" I couldn't go ". Identify the underlined group of words.

• Sentence

• phrase

• clause

• dependent clause

Phrases in the English language do NOT contain:

• nouns

• meaning

• prepositions

• subject-verb combination

"If you see Mr. Sullivan tomorrow". This is a/an _______

• Phrase

• Sentence

• Dependent clause

• Independent clause

I am a student. This is a ________

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Interrogative sentence

I am a student and my mother is a teacher. This sentence is a ________.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Simple sentence

• Clause

Which coordinating conjunction would best combine these two independent clauses.

Rama tried to lift the suitcase. It was very heavy.

• and

• since

• for

• but