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?