Phrase or Clause Quiz with Explanations

1. PHRASE OR
CLAUSE
Is it a phrase or a clause?

4. Subjects and Verbs
Explanations and Examples

8. QUIZ
*Read each example and
decide if it is a clause or
a phrase.
Note: The examples do
not contain punctuation.
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9. After the storm
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ClausePhrase

10. Great! Good job!
After the storm has a preposition
and a noun but no verb. Therefore,
it is a prepositional phrase.
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11. Shopping at the mall
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ClausePhrase

12. Great! Good job!
Shopping is a gerund (action
noun)that is acting as a subject.
There is no verb, so this is a
gerund phrase.
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13. When we got home
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ClausePhrase

14. Great! Good job!
When we got home has a
subject we and a verb got, so
it is a clause. Because it does
not have a complete thought,
we call it a dependent or
subordinate clause.
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15. We worked so hard
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Phrase Clause

16. Great! Good Job!
We is a subject and worked is a
verb, so this is a clause. It is also
a complete thought, so it is called
an independent clause or main
clause.
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17. Because of the rain
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Phrase Clause

18. Great! Good job.
Because of the rain is a phrase. There is
a noun phrase the rain, but no verb. Of
the rain is a prepositional phrase, and
because is a connector.
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19. To learn a language
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Phrase Clause

20. Great! Good job!
To learn is an infinitive verb and a
language is a noun phrase used as an
object. There is no subject, so it is a
phrase. It is called an infinitive
phrase.
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21. Marcia seems unhappy
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Phrase Clause

22. Great! Good job!
Marcia is a subject and seems is a
verb. Marcia seems unhappy is
clause. Because it also has a
complete thought it is called an
independent clause
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23. Since the semester began
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Phrase Clause

24. Great! Good job!
The semester is a noun phrase that
is acting as a subject, and began is a
verb. Since the semester began is a
dependent clause because it has a
subject and a verb, but it is not a
complete thought.
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25. During the heavy rain last night
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Phrase Clause

26. Great! Good job!
During the heavy rain is a
prepositional phrase, consisting of
the preposition after and the noun
phrase the rain. Last night is a
time expression. This is a phrase
because it does not contain a verb.
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27. Has lived here for years
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Phrase Clause

28. Great! Good job!
Has lived is a verb phrase,
here is an adverb, and for
years is a prepositional
phrase. Since there is no
subject, this is a phrase.
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