PHRASES, SENTENCES AND CLAUSES

PHRASES:
A) The yellow car
B) In the morning
C) For my career
SENTENCES:
A) The city has 2 million people.
B) The job that I have makes me happy.
C) Walking for 30 minutes every day helps you keep fit.
CLAUSES:
A) Ive been thinking about what you proposed.
B) The man who is sitting next to you received an award.
C) The park where we go camping has become one of the most famous
places to visit.
D) A ticket that I bought on line cost less than the ones I have bought
in the agency.
E) Let me call Tom before he leaves the office.

SIMPLE SENTENCES:
A) Tom works here.
B) Many of the people here rent apartments.
COMPOUND SENTENCES:
A) Our classes start at 10 am and some finish at noon.
B) Most of the cities are well-know, but only some of them are promoted
online.
C) The bus stops passing at 9pm, so all of you must plan your schedules
carefully.
COMPLEX SENTENCES:
A) The person who speaks one foreign language is likely to learn others
easily.
B) I thought that you were coming on your own.

C) When you finish your task, you can go playing outside.

D) They didnt participate although they were well-prepared.
RECOGNITION OF SENTENCES: PHRASES, CLAUSES AND SENTENCES)

1. School will soon begin

2. Beginning in September
3. We enjoyed the band concert
4. The poem was written by James Whitcomb Riley
5. A Hoosier poet
6. The game was soon ended
7. We lost
8. Still wondering why, and still feeling sorry
9. Is there any need to hurry
10. Peter and Bob, my friends
11. Sitting in the front row of seats
12. Shall we join you later
13. Winter will soon be here
14. The old cow, together with the little calf
15. Rain and cold weather, snow and ice
16. The last and most important game of the season
17. Many of the best players on the team
18. Upon arriving and leaving
19. As soon as they are gone

SIMPLE, COMPOUND OR COMPLEX SENTENCES.

a) Kenneth joined the club, but he was not an active member.

b) I know that you will enjoy the program.
c) Before you leave the house, turn out the lights.
d) My aunt and uncle are coming to visit us.

e) We carefully studied the lesson; then we were able to answer the

questions.
f) Pat and Mike are two famous Irishmen.
g) When the bell rang, the class was dismissed.
h) The people sang and whistled the song.
i) The roads were blocked with snow; therefore we could not reach our
destination.
j) We saw many different animals at the zoo.
k) Although we knew we were lost, we were not afraid.
l) Our team knew that they would lose; nevertheless they continued to
fight.
m) Janet is in the eighth grade and Margaret is in high school.
n) This is the place where we were to meet.
o) John was elected president, and James was elected vice president.
p) Lightning and thunder accompanied the storm.
q) Do you know who the new student is?
r) The yellow bird sat on a limb.

SIMPLE AND COMPOUND SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES

a)

Mary and Alice have written their compositions and have given them to

Miss Clarke.
b) Tom and Jerry play basketball.
c) The boys and girls have earned their holiday.
d) The dogs barked and growled at the stranger.
e) Don and Jim lifted the chest and carried it down the stairs.
f) The audience cheered and applauded the performance.
g) Mr. Riley cleaned and repaired the watch.
h) Ellen and I found the book and returned it to its owner.
i) Football and basketball are two popular sports.
j) The new book was read and discussed by the critics.
k) John and his brother bought the car and sold it at a profit.

l) Mother baked a cake and made sandwiches for our picnic.

m) General Sherman and his men besieged and captured the city.
n) Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and gave them the right to vote.
o) The officers and their men were stationed near the city.
p) Janet and Marie picked the flowers and arranged them in vases.