Educational worksheet for identifying phrases and clauses in sentences.

Let's solve this step-by-step.

Understanding the Definitions:

- Clause: A group of words that includes a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete thought (or part of a thought). Clauses can be independent (can stand alone) or dependent.
- Phrase: A group of words that does not include both a subject and a verb. Phrases function as parts of sentences but cannot stand alone as complete thoughts.

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Now, let’s go through each sentence and identify whether the underlined part is a phrase or a clause.

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1. The doctor's practice was a long way from her house.

- Underlined: *from her house*
- This is a prepositional phrase – it starts with "from" and describes location.
- It has no subject or verb → Phrase

✔ Phrase

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2. The doctor did a thorough examination of the patient and decided he would need to rest for at least a week.

- Underlined: *he would need to rest for at least a week*
- This contains:
- Subject: *he*
- Verb: *would need* (modal + main verb)
- Complete idea: Yes
- This is a dependent clause (it depends on the main clause "The doctor...decided").
- So it's a clause

✔ Clause

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3. All through the night the rain fell.

- Underlined: *All through the night*
- This is a prepositional phrase ("through the night") modified by "All".
- No subject or verb → Phrase

✔ Phrase

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4. For four days the child had a terrible hacking cough.

- Underlined: *For four days*
- This is an adverbial phrase indicating time.
- No subject or verb → Phrase

✔ Phrase

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5. The sheep were lead to the field.

- Underlined: *were lead to the field*
- Note: "lead" should be "led" (past participle), but we’re focusing on grammar structure.
- Contains:
- Subject: *sheep*
- Verb: *were lead* (passive construction)
- Action: yes
- This is a clause (even though grammatically incorrect, it's structured as a clause)

✔ Clause

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6. There are a huge number of people living in the Borough of Barnet.

- Underlined: *a huge number of people*
- This is a noun phrase acting as the subject complement.
- No verb → Phrase

✔ Phrase

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7. Under the sea lived all kinds of animals.

- Underlined: *lived all kinds of animals*
- This is a clause:
- Subject: *all kinds of animals*
- Verb: *lived*
- Inverted word order (common in poetic or dramatic style)
- Still, it has subject and verb → Clause

✔ Clause

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8. Over the weekend I went shopping.

- Underlined: *Over the weekend*
- This is a prepositional phrase showing time.
- No subject or verb → Phrase

✔ Phrase

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9. I always have a biscuit and cup of tea at five o'clock.

- Underlined: *at five o'clock*
- Prepositional phrase indicating time.
- No subject or verb → Phrase

✔ Phrase

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10. Next Saturday evening, we're having pizza and chips.

- Underlined: *we're having pizza and chips*
- This is a clause:
- Subject: *we*
- Verb: *are having*
- Complete thought → Clause

✔ Clause

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11. Above the castle lurked a menacing monster.

- Underlined: *Above the castle*
- This is a prepositional phrase indicating location.
- No subject or verb → Phrase

✔ Phrase

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✔ Final Answers:

| Sentence | Phrase | Clause |
|--------|--------|--------|
| The doctor's practice was a long way from her house. | ✔ | |
| The doctor did a thorough examination of the patient and decided he would need to rest for at least a week. | | ✔ |
| All through the night the rain fell. | ✔ | |
| For four days the child had a terrible hacking cough. | ✔ | |
| The sheep were lead to the field. | | ✔ |
| There are a huge number of people living in the Borough of Barnet. | ✔ | |
| Under the sea lived all kinds of animals. | | ✔ |
| Over the weekend I went shopping. | ✔ | |
| I always have a biscuit and cup of tea at five o'clock. | ✔ | |
| Next Saturday evening, we're having pizza and chips. | | ✔ |
| Above the castle lurked a menacing monster. | ✔ | |

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🔧 Add Your Own Sentences (Example):

Here are two original examples:

1. Phrase: *In the garden*
→ Sentence: *In the garden, the roses bloomed beautifully.*
→ "In the garden" is a prepositional phrase.

2. Clause: *She sings every morning*
→ Sentence: *She sings every morning because she loves music.*
→ "She sings every morning" is an independent clause.

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✔ Final Answer Summary:
Tick the boxes as shown above — Phrases when no subject/verb; Clauses when there is a subject and verb.

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