Worksheet for identifying clauses and phrases in a fun, leprechaun-themed story.
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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Let's solve this grammar exercise step by step. The task is to:
- Circle the predicate (the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is),
- Underline the subject (who or what the sentence is about),
- Double underline the phrases (groups of words that function as a unit but are not complete sentences).
We'll go through each sentence and identify these parts.
---
> *Waking up late for school, Mr. Morton raced to the shower.*
1. Circle the predicate: *raced*
2. Underline the subject: *Mr. Morton*
3. Double underline the phrase: *Waking up late for school*
Now let’s analyze each sentence.
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- Subject: *a tiny green leprechaun* → underline
- Predicate: *dances* → circle
- Phrase: *In between the old hills of Garfield Park*, *on March 17th* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> In between the old hills of Garfield Park, a tiny green leprechaun dances on March 17th.
---
- Subject: *the tiny green leprechaun* → underline
- Predicate: *hides* → circle
- Phrases: *Wary of travelers*, *in trees*, *under bridges*, *in garbage cans* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> Wary of travelers, the tiny green leprechaun hides in trees, or under bridges, or in garbage cans.
---
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *heard* → circle
- Phrases: *While taking his homework out of his car*, *coming from the park* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> While taking his homework out of his car, Mr. Morton heard a strange laugh coming from the park.
---
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *put...and walked* → circle both verbs (compound predicate)
- Phrases: *in the car*, *toward the park*, *feeling a little frightened by the fog* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> Mr. Morton put his stuff in the car and walked toward the park, feeling a little frightened by the fog.
---
- Subject: *A green fog* → underline
- Predicate: *gathered* → circle
- Phrases: *as thick as a Shamrock Shake*, *over the baseball field* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> A green fog, as thick as a Shamrock Shake, gathered over the baseball field.
---
- Subject: *the leprechaun* → underline
- Predicate: *appeared* → circle
- Phrases: *From out of nowhere*, *to Mr. Morton*, *giggling and doing an Irish dance* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> From out of nowhere, the leprechaun appeared to Mr. Morton, giggling and doing an Irish dance.
---
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *was puzzled* → circle
- Phrase: *Having never seen a leprechaun before* → double underline
✔ Answer:
> Having never seen a leprechaun before, Mr. Morton was puzzled.
---
- Subject: *Mr. Morton and the leprechaun* → underline
- Predicate: *stared...and walked* → circle both verbs
- Phrases: *at each other*, *slowly*, *in a circle* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> Mr. Morton and the leprechaun stared at each other and walked slowly in a circle.
---
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *tried* → circle
- Phrase: *Having always wanted gold teeth*, *to catch the leprechaun* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> Having always wanted gold teeth, Mr. Morton tried to catch the leprechaun.
---
- Subject: *The leprechaun* → underline
- Predicate: *disappeared and reappeared* → circle both
- Phrases: *used to being chased*, *in a tree* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> The leprechaun, used to being chased, disappeared and then reappeared in a tree.
---
- Subject: *Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *imagined* → circle
- Phrases: *Shaking the tree violently*, *having a big gold helmet*, *with gold horns on the side* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> Shaking the tree violently, Morton imagined having a big gold helmet, with gold horns on the side.
---
- Subject: *Gold coins* → underline
- Predicate: *rained* → circle
- Phrases: *down to the earth*, *like tears from the heavens* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> Gold coins rained down to the earth like tears from the heavens.
---
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *celebrated* → circle
- Phrases: *the most dangerous leprechaun hunter in the North*, *by grabbing coins* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> Mr. Morton, the most dangerous leprechaun hunter in the North, celebrated by grabbing coins.
---
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *laughed and laughed* → circle both
- Phrase: *Filling up his pockets with gold coins* → double underline
✔ Answer:
> Filling up his pockets with gold coins, Mr. Morton laughed and laughed.
---
- Subject: *The leprechaun* → underline
- Predicate: *went* → circle
- Phrases: *having magically summoned a rainbow bridge*, *back to his home in Ireland* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> The leprechaun, having magically summoned a rainbow bridge, went back to his home in Ireland.
---
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *brought* → circle
- Phrases: *all of the gold coins*, *to his neighbor*, *a renowned pawnbroker* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> Mr. Morton brought all of the gold coins to his neighbor, a renowned pawnbroker.
---
- Subject: *the pawnbroker* → underline
- Predicate: *examined* → circle
- Phrases: *Squinting through his magnifying glass*, *closely* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> Squinting through his magnifying glass, the pawnbroker examined the gold coins closely.
---
- Subject: *He* → underline
- Predicate: *picked...and handed* → circle both
- Phrases: *one gold coin out of the pile*, *to Mr. Morton*, *moving very slowly* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> He picked one gold coin out of the pile and handed it to Mr. Morton, moving very slowly.
---
- Subject: *the pawnbroker* → underline
- Predicate: *showed* → circle
- Phrases: *Peeling back layers of gold foil*, *the delicious piece of chocolate inside* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> Peeling back layers of gold foil, the pawnbroker showed him the delicious piece of chocolate inside.
---
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *was happy* → circle
- Phrases: *Though disappointed about not getting gold teeth*, *to have so much candy* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> Though disappointed about not getting gold teeth, Mr. Morton was happy to have so much candy.
---
## ✔ Final Summary of Rules Used:
- Subject: Who or what the sentence is about.
- Predicate: What the subject does (verb).
- Phrases: Groups of words that don’t contain a subject and verb but modify or describe (e.g., prepositional phrases, participial phrases, infinitive phrases).
All sentences follow the same pattern: identify the main action (predicate), who performs it (subject), and any descriptive or modifying groups (phrases).
This exercise helps students recognize sentence structure, especially how phrases add detail without forming independent clauses.
Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a printable worksheet!
- Circle the predicate (the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is),
- Underline the subject (who or what the sentence is about),
- Double underline the phrases (groups of words that function as a unit but are not complete sentences).
We'll go through each sentence and identify these parts.
---
Example Given:
> *Waking up late for school, Mr. Morton raced to the shower.*
1. Circle the predicate: *raced*
2. Underline the subject: *Mr. Morton*
3. Double underline the phrase: *Waking up late for school*
Now let’s analyze each sentence.
---
1. In between the old hills of Garfield Park, a tiny green leprechaun dances on March 17th.
- Subject: *a tiny green leprechaun* → underline
- Predicate: *dances* → circle
- Phrase: *In between the old hills of Garfield Park*, *on March 17th* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> In between the old hills of Garfield Park, a tiny green leprechaun dances on March 17th.
---
2. Wary of travelers, the tiny green leprechaun hides in trees, or under bridges, or in garbage cans.
- Subject: *the tiny green leprechaun* → underline
- Predicate: *hides* → circle
- Phrases: *Wary of travelers*, *in trees*, *under bridges*, *in garbage cans* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> Wary of travelers, the tiny green leprechaun hides in trees, or under bridges, or in garbage cans.
---
3. While taking his homework out of his car, Mr. Morton heard a strange laugh coming from the park.
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *heard* → circle
- Phrases: *While taking his homework out of his car*, *coming from the park* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> While taking his homework out of his car, Mr. Morton heard a strange laugh coming from the park.
---
4. Mr. Morton put his stuff in the car and walked toward the park, feeling a little frightened by the fog.
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *put...and walked* → circle both verbs (compound predicate)
- Phrases: *in the car*, *toward the park*, *feeling a little frightened by the fog* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> Mr. Morton put his stuff in the car and walked toward the park, feeling a little frightened by the fog.
---
5. A green fog, as thick as a Shamrock Shake, gathered over the baseball field.
- Subject: *A green fog* → underline
- Predicate: *gathered* → circle
- Phrases: *as thick as a Shamrock Shake*, *over the baseball field* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> A green fog, as thick as a Shamrock Shake, gathered over the baseball field.
---
6. From out of nowhere, the leprechaun appeared to Mr. Morton, giggling and doing an Irish dance.
- Subject: *the leprechaun* → underline
- Predicate: *appeared* → circle
- Phrases: *From out of nowhere*, *to Mr. Morton*, *giggling and doing an Irish dance* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> From out of nowhere, the leprechaun appeared to Mr. Morton, giggling and doing an Irish dance.
---
7. Having never seen a leprechaun before, Mr. Morton was puzzled.
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *was puzzled* → circle
- Phrase: *Having never seen a leprechaun before* → double underline
✔ Answer:
> Having never seen a leprechaun before, Mr. Morton was puzzled.
---
8. Mr. Morton and the leprechaun stared at each other and walked slowly in a circle.
- Subject: *Mr. Morton and the leprechaun* → underline
- Predicate: *stared...and walked* → circle both verbs
- Phrases: *at each other*, *slowly*, *in a circle* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> Mr. Morton and the leprechaun stared at each other and walked slowly in a circle.
---
9. Having always wanted gold teeth, Mr. Morton tried to catch the leprechaun.
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *tried* → circle
- Phrase: *Having always wanted gold teeth*, *to catch the leprechaun* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> Having always wanted gold teeth, Mr. Morton tried to catch the leprechaun.
---
10. The leprechaun, used to being chased, disappeared and then reappeared in a tree.
- Subject: *The leprechaun* → underline
- Predicate: *disappeared and reappeared* → circle both
- Phrases: *used to being chased*, *in a tree* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> The leprechaun, used to being chased, disappeared and then reappeared in a tree.
---
11. Shaking the tree violently, Morton imagined having a big gold helmet, with gold horns on the side.
- Subject: *Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *imagined* → circle
- Phrases: *Shaking the tree violently*, *having a big gold helmet*, *with gold horns on the side* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> Shaking the tree violently, Morton imagined having a big gold helmet, with gold horns on the side.
---
12. Gold coins rained down to the earth like tears from the heavens.
- Subject: *Gold coins* → underline
- Predicate: *rained* → circle
- Phrases: *down to the earth*, *like tears from the heavens* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> Gold coins rained down to the earth like tears from the heavens.
---
13. Mr. Morton, the most dangerous leprechaun hunter in the North, celebrated by grabbing coins.
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *celebrated* → circle
- Phrases: *the most dangerous leprechaun hunter in the North*, *by grabbing coins* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> Mr. Morton, the most dangerous leprechaun hunter in the North, celebrated by grabbing coins.
---
14. Filling up his pockets with gold coins, Mr. Morton laughed and laughed.
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *laughed and laughed* → circle both
- Phrase: *Filling up his pockets with gold coins* → double underline
✔ Answer:
> Filling up his pockets with gold coins, Mr. Morton laughed and laughed.
---
15. The leprechaun, having magically summoned a rainbow bridge, went back to his home in Ireland.
- Subject: *The leprechaun* → underline
- Predicate: *went* → circle
- Phrases: *having magically summoned a rainbow bridge*, *back to his home in Ireland* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> The leprechaun, having magically summoned a rainbow bridge, went back to his home in Ireland.
---
16. Mr. Morton brought all of the gold coins to his neighbor, a renowned pawnbroker.
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *brought* → circle
- Phrases: *all of the gold coins*, *to his neighbor*, *a renowned pawnbroker* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> Mr. Morton brought all of the gold coins to his neighbor, a renowned pawnbroker.
---
17. Squinting through his magnifying glass, the pawnbroker examined the gold coins closely.
- Subject: *the pawnbroker* → underline
- Predicate: *examined* → circle
- Phrases: *Squinting through his magnifying glass*, *closely* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> Squinting through his magnifying glass, the pawnbroker examined the gold coins closely.
---
18. He picked one gold coin out of the pile and handed it to Mr. Morton, moving very slowly.
- Subject: *He* → underline
- Predicate: *picked...and handed* → circle both
- Phrases: *one gold coin out of the pile*, *to Mr. Morton*, *moving very slowly* → double underline all
✔ Answer:
> He picked one gold coin out of the pile and handed it to Mr. Morton, moving very slowly.
---
19. Peeling back layers of gold foil, the pawnbroker showed him the delicious piece of chocolate inside.
- Subject: *the pawnbroker* → underline
- Predicate: *showed* → circle
- Phrases: *Peeling back layers of gold foil*, *the delicious piece of chocolate inside* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> Peeling back layers of gold foil, the pawnbroker showed him the delicious piece of chocolate inside.
---
20. Though disappointed about not getting gold teeth, Mr. Morton was happy to have so much candy.
- Subject: *Mr. Morton* → underline
- Predicate: *was happy* → circle
- Phrases: *Though disappointed about not getting gold teeth*, *to have so much candy* → double underline both
✔ Answer:
> Though disappointed about not getting gold teeth, Mr. Morton was happy to have so much candy.
---
## ✔ Final Summary of Rules Used:
- Subject: Who or what the sentence is about.
- Predicate: What the subject does (verb).
- Phrases: Groups of words that don’t contain a subject and verb but modify or describe (e.g., prepositional phrases, participial phrases, infinitive phrases).
All sentences follow the same pattern: identify the main action (predicate), who performs it (subject), and any descriptive or modifying groups (phrases).
This exercise helps students recognize sentence structure, especially how phrases add detail without forming independent clauses.
Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a printable worksheet!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of phrase or clause worksheet.
