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Phrases and Clauses Practice Worksheet

This document provides a worksheet to practice identifying phrases and clauses. It defines a phrase as a group of words that does not contain a subject and verb, and therefore does not express a complete thought. A clause is defined as a group of words that contains a subject and verb, and does express a complete thought. The worksheet then lists 27 examples for the student to identify as either a phrase (P) or clause (C). The answers are provided at the end.

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Phrases and Clauses Practice Worksheet

This document provides a worksheet to practice identifying phrases and clauses. It defines a phrase as a group of words that does not contain a subject and verb, and therefore does not express a complete thought. A clause is defined as a group of words that contains a subject and verb, and does express a complete thought. The worksheet then lists 27 examples for the student to identify as either a phrase (P) or clause (C). The answers are provided at the end.

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Phrases and Clauses

Practice Worksheet with Answers


By Safia Haroon Rasheed

Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________

A phrase is a group of words which forms a part of a sentence. A phrase does


not contain a subject and a verb, so it does not make complete sense.

Example: Fatima lives in Manasir, Al Ain.

A clause is a group of words which contains a subject and a verb; therefore it


makes a complete thought.

Example: in Manasir, Al Ain

Write C if it is a clause. Write P if it is a phrase.


a. ____ feeling bad about it
b. ____ it went up the hill
c. ____ killed all the birds
d. ____ it was here
e. ____ we met some people
f. ____ passing through the forest
g. ____ through difficult times
h. ____ clever and intelligent girl
i. ____ the boy had a dream
j. ____ there is little hope
k. ____ speeding his car through the streets of Al Ain
l. ____ I am going
m. ____ Can you help us?
n. ____ we were late
o. ____ Shaikha and her mother
p. ____ Salama is my friend
q. ____ it is easy
r. ____ the lions of Africa and India
s. ____ the cat slept
t. ____ under my comfortable bed
u. ____ it will be getting colder now
v. ____ crying and feeling sad
w. ____ diamonds worth a million dirhams
x. ____ Fairy Godmother waved her magic wand
y. ____ feeling hungry and tired
z. ____ who has my pencil?
Answers:
P feeling bad about it
C it went up the hill
P killed all the birds
C it was here
C we met some people
P passing through the forest
P through difficult times
P clever and intelligent girl
C the boy had a dream
C there is little hope
P speeding his car through the streets of Al Ain
C I am going
C Can you help us?
C we were late
P Shaikha and her mother
C Salama is my friend
C it is easy
P the lions of Africa and India
C the cat slept
P under my comfortable bed
C it will be getting colder now
P crying and feeling sad
P diamonds worth a million dirhams
C Fairy Godmother waved her magic wand
P feeling hungry and tired
C who has my pencil?

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