{"id":75243,"date":"2021-08-12T11:45:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T11:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=75243"},"modified":"2024-04-25T04:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T04:25:51","slug":"phrases-and-clauses-exercise-for-class-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/phrases-and-clauses-exercise-for-class-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrases And Clauses | ESL Worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A phrase<\/strong> is a group of words that makes some sense, but not complete sense. Phrases usually begin with a preposition, an ing form or a to-infinitive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A clause<\/strong> is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. Clauses make complete sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worksheet 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

State whether the underlined part is a phrase or clause.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Professional football teams compete for the best college players<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The heavyweight champion is fighting<\/span> an unknown competitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Doctors studied thousands of case histories to prove the relationship between smoking and cancer<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The tenants complained<\/span> that there was not enough hot water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Please concentrate on the lesson<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. I concede that your request is reasonable<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. The remark was a concrete example of his rudeness<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. She was upset <\/span>because she had failed her test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. You never allow me to finish a sentence<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. I don\u2019t know how she makes a living<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. Professional football teams compete for the best college players<\/span>. (Phrase)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The heavyweight champion is fighting<\/span> an unknown competitor. (Clause)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Doctors studied thousands of case histories to prove the relationship between smoking and cancer<\/span>. (Phrase)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The tenants complained<\/span> that there was not enough hot water. (Clause)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Please concentrate on the lesson<\/span>. (Phrase)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. I concede that your request is reasonable<\/span>. (Clause)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. The remark was a concrete example of his rudeness<\/span>. (Phrase)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. She was upset <\/span>because she had failed her test. (Clause)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. You never allow me to finish a sentence<\/span>. (Phrase)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. I don\u2019t know how she makes a living<\/span>. (Clause)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worksheet 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

State whether the underlined group of words is a clause or phrase. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The police are looking for a bald man in his forties<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. How you are going to solve the problem<\/span> is your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. It took me a long time<\/span> to solve the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. When are you going<\/span> to return my laptop?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. If you secure good marks, you can go to a prestigious university<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. He sat there smiling as if he had won the World Cup<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Don’t disturb him while he is working<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Would you mind waiting for an hour<\/span>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. There is cloud<\/span> over the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. He is not the kind of person you can count on<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. I have been waiting<\/span> for several hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. It was more difficult than I thought.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. I don’t want to listen<\/span> to your advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. She doesn’t have to be rude to him.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. It took me an hour<\/span> to prepare the meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. She refused to let me in<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. She may not be the right person for the job<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Would it be all right if I brought a friend along<\/span>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. You have never bought anything for me<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. It is time you did something <\/span>about that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. phrase; 2. clause; 3. clause; 4. clause; 5. clause; 6. clause; 7. clause; 8. phrase; 9. clause; 10. clause; 11. clause; 12. clause; 13. clause; 14. phrase; 15. clause; 16. phrase; 17. phrase; 18. clause; 19. phrase; 20. clause<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worksheet 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. The photographer was given credit<\/span> in the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Who is credited with the invention of the telephone?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Thomas Jefferson was one of the creators of the US Constitution<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The witch put a curse<\/span> on the princess. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. He gave the report a glance and tossed it away<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. He arrived<\/span> with his usual promptness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Water consumption decreased<\/span> during the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. It is not advisable to buy property now<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The woman always acts with dignity.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Our newspaper won’t accept any deceptive ads. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. I don’t think that the movie is good enough for the children<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. The statue has very fine detail<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. clause, 2. phrase, 3. phrase, 4. clause, 5. clause, 6. clause, 7. clause, 8. phrase, 9. phrase, 10. phrase, 11. phrase, 12. phrase<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phrases and clauses worksheets for class 8<\/h3>\n\n\n\n