Subject: English

Class: 6th
Teacher’s name: Farrukh Ahmed
Book: Grammar Tree
Chapter’s name: The sentence
Topics: Sentence, Phrase, Clause
Page no: 1-6
Definiton of Sentence: The sentence is a group of words that contains a
subject and a verb and makes complete sense by itself without
depending on any other word or group of words.
Example:
. He played football in the morning.
It has a subject He and a verb played and makes a complete sense by
itself.
Definition of Phrase: A phrase is a group of words that does not contain
a subject and a verb and does not make a complete sense.
Examples:
. In the morning
. At school
. Across the road
. Behind the tree
Use of phrase in a sentence:

. He exercises in the morning.

. Ahmed has reached at station.
. Twelve horses pulled a carriage across the road
. John is hiding behind the tree.
Definition of Clause: A clause is a group of words that contains a subject
and a verb and is a part of Sentence.
There are two types of clauses;

1. Main clause/Independent clause: It is a complete sentence. It can stand

alone to express a complete thought. It doesn’t depend on other words.
Examples:
. He wants some new toys.
. Marie likes cats.
. John is a good football player.
Subordinate clause/Dependent clause: It contains a subject and a verb
but does not express a complete thought. It depends on other words.
Examples:
. When it was raining
. Because you were late
. Before you go to bed
Ex-A. Read the following and decide whether they are phrase, clause, or
sentence. Write P, C, or S against each phrase, clause or sentence.

1. the beautiful dance. ( P )

2. I forgot all about it. ( S )
4. while she was cleaning the dressing table ( C )
5. Have you ever seen a rhino? ( S )
6. a new day ( P )
Ex-B. Read each of these sentences and identify the main clause and
the subordinate clause.

1. Since it was a hot day (sub.C), the children played indoors (main.C)
2. Do not speak loudly (main.C) as the child is sleeping (sub.C)
3. You will be surprised (main.C) at what you have won (sub.C)
4. The boy was so happy (main.C) that he started to dance (sub.C)
8. If you come early (sub.C), we will go to the beach (main.C)