CW: Phrases and Clauses Quiz 1

Which group of words is a phrase?

• Akeelah writes poems every day.

• While Akeelah writes

• With a yellow notebook

• Akeelah writes

Which sentence is an independent clause?

• Because McMillian likes poetry

• When Thomas reads aloud

• Cameron writes every afternoon.

• While Kemari studies

Which sentence includes a dependent clause?

• Jaylan loves writing sonnets.

• When Jaylan writes a poem, he feels proud.

• Jaylan writes poems after school.

• Jaylan and Sanora both like haikus.

Which group of words is not a complete sentence?

• Sanora studies similes.

• Kemari loves English class.

• While McMillian reads

• Cortez writes stories

Which sentence includes a phrase?

• Cameron is writing an essay about metaphors.

• Because he writes well

• After the poetry reading

• Sanora read a poem

Which word is a clue that the group of words is a dependent clause? Sentence: _Although Akeelah was nervous_

• nervous

• Akeelah

• Although

• was

What type of clause is this? Sentence: _Thomas enjoys writing poems._

• Phrase

• Dependent clause

• Independent clause

• Not a clause

Which part is a phrase in the sentence below? Sentence: Jaylan read his poem _under the classroom lights_.

• Jaylan read

• read his poem

• under the classroom lights

• Jaylan read his poem

Which of these is a dependent clause?

• Sanora teaches her brother about similes.

• Because Sanora teaches her brother

• Sanora teaches

• Her brother about similes

Which of these is a phrase, not a clause?

• After school

• Cortez read a poem

• Kemari likes metaphors

• Although Kemari likes metaphors