Worksheet for identifying clauses and phrases in a story about a leprechaun.
A worksheet titled "Clauses and Phrases: The Leprechaun's Treasure" with directions to circle predicates, underline subjects, and double underline phrases, featuring 20 sentences for practice.
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Task: Identify and Mark Clauses, Phrases, and Predicates
#### Instructions Recap:
1. Circle the predicate: The part of the sentence that tells what the subject is doing.
2. Underline the subject: The noun or pronoun that performs the action in the sentence.
3. Double underline the phrase: A group of words acting as a single unit but not containing both a subject and a predicate.
#### Solution:
Let's analyze each sentence step by step and mark the required components.
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1. In between the old hills of Garfield Park, a tiny green leprechaun dances on March 17th.
- Predicate: *dances* (circled)
- Subject: *a tiny green leprechaun* (underlined)
- Phrase: *In between the old hills of Garfield Park* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- In between the old hills of Garfield Park, a tiny green leprechaun dances on March 17th.
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2. Wary of travelers, the tiny green leprechaun hides in trees, or under bridges, or in garbage cans.
- Predicate: *hides* (circled)
- Subject: *the tiny green leprechaun* (underlined)
- Phrase: *Wary of travelers* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- Wary of travelers, the tiny green leprechaun hides in trees, or under bridges, or in garbage cans.
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3. While taking his homework out of his car, Mr. Morton heard a strange laugh coming from the park.
- Predicate: *heard* (circled)
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* (underlined)
- Phrase: *While taking his homework out of his car* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- While taking his homework out of his car, Mr. Morton heard a strange laugh coming from the park.
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4. Mr. Morton put his stuff in the car and walked toward the park, feeling a little frightened by the fog.
- Predicate: *put… and walked* (circled)
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* (underlined)
- Phrase: *feeling a little frightened by the fog* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- Mr. Morton put his stuff in the car and walked toward the park, feeling a little frightened by the fog.
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5. A green fog, as thick as a Shamrock Shake, gathered over the baseball field.
- Predicate: *gathered* (circled)
- Subject: *A green fog* (underlined)
- Phrase: *as thick as a Shamrock Shake* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- A green fog, as thick as a Shamrock Shake, gathered over the baseball field.
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6. From out of nowhere, the leprechaun appeared to Mr. Morton, giggling and doing an Irish dance.
- Predicate: *appeared* (circled)
- Subject: *the leprechaun* (underlined)
- Phrase: *From out of nowhere*, *giggling and doing an Irish dance* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- From out of nowhere, the leprechaun appeared to Mr. Morton, giggling and doing an Irish dance.
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7. Having never seen a leprechaun before, Mr. Morton was puzzled.
- Predicate: *was puzzled* (circled)
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* (underlined)
- Phrase: *Having never seen a leprechaun before* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- Having never seen a leprechaun before, Mr. Morton was puzzled.
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8. Mr. Morton and the leprechaun stared at each other and walked slowly in a circle.
- Predicate: *stared… and walked* (circled)
- Subject: *Mr. Morton and the leprechaun* (underlined)
- Phrase: None
Marked Sentence:
- Mr. Morton and the leprechaun stared at each other and walked slowly in a circle.
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9. Having always wanted gold teeth, Mr. Morton tried to catch the leprechaun.
- Predicate: *tried to catch* (circled)
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* (underlined)
- Phrase: *Having always wanted gold teeth* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- Having always wanted gold teeth, Mr. Morton tried to catch the leprechaun.
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10. The leprechaun, used to being chased, disappeared and then reappeared in a tree.
- Predicate: *disappeared and then reappeared* (circled)
- Subject: *The leprechaun* (underlined)
- Phrase: *used to being chased* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- The leprechaun, used to being chased, disappeared and then reappeared in a tree.
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11. Shaking the tree violently, Morton imagined having a big gold helmet, with gold horns on the side.
- Predicate: *imagined* (circled)
- Subject: *Morton* (underlined)
- Phrase: *Shaking the tree violently*, *with gold horns on the side* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- Shaking the tree violently, Morton imagined having a big gold helmet, with gold horns on the side.
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12. Gold coins rained down to the earth like tears from the heavens.
- Predicate: *rained down* (circled)
- Subject: *Gold coins* (underlined)
- Phrase: *like tears from the heavens* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- Gold coins rained down to the earth like tears from the heavens.
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13. Mr. Morton, the most dangerous leprechaun hunter in the North, celebrated by grabbing coins.
- Predicate: *celebrated* (circled)
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* (underlined)
- Phrase: *the most dangerous leprechaun hunter in the North* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- Mr. Morton, the most dangerous leprechaun hunter in the North, celebrated by grabbing coins.
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14. Filling up his pockets with gold coins, Mr. Morton laughed and laughed.
- Predicate: *laughed and laughed* (circled)
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* (underlined)
- Phrase: *Filling up his pockets with gold coins* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- Filling up his pockets with gold coins, Mr. Morton laughed and laughed.
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15. The leprechaun, having magically summoned a rainbow bridge, went back to his home in Ireland.
- Predicate: *went back* (circled)
- Subject: *The leprechaun* (underlined)
- Phrase: *having magically summoned a rainbow bridge* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- The leprechaun, having magically summoned a rainbow bridge, went back to his home in Ireland.
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16. Mr. Morton brought all of the gold coins to his neighbor, a renowned pawnbroker.
- Predicate: *brought* (circled)
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* (underlined)
- Phrase: *a renowned pawnbroker* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- Mr. Morton brought all of the gold coins to his neighbor, a renowned pawnbroker.
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17. Squinting through his magnifying glass, the pawnbroker examined the gold coins closely.
- Predicate: *examined* (circled)
- Subject: *the pawnbroker* (underlined)
- Phrase: *Squinting through his magnifying glass* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- Squinting through his magnifying glass, the pawnbroker examined the gold coins closely.
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18. He picked one gold coin out of the pile and handed it to Mr. Morton, moving very slowly.
- Predicate: *picked… and handed* (circled)
- Subject: *He* (underlined)
- Phrase: *moving very slowly* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- He picked one gold coin out of the pile and handed it to Mr. Morton, moving very slowly.
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19. Peeling back layers of gold foil, the pawnbroker showed him the delicious piece of chocolate inside.
- Predicate: *showed* (circled)
- Subject: *the pawnbroker* (underlined)
- Phrase: *Peeling back layers of gold foil* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- Peeling back layers of gold foil, the pawnbroker showed him the delicious piece of chocolate inside.
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20. Though disappointed about not getting gold teeth, Mr. Morton was happy to have so much candy.
- Predicate: *was happy* (circled)
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* (underlined)
- Phrase: *Though disappointed about not getting gold teeth* (double underlined)
Marked Sentence:
- Though disappointed about not getting gold teeth, Mr. Morton was happy to have so much candy.
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Final Answer:
Each sentence has been analyzed, and the predicates, subjects, and phrases have been marked accordingly. The final marked sentences are provided above.
Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{\text{See marked sentences above.}}
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