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Clauses worksheets — phrases, clauses and kinds of sentences

Free clauses worksheets with answers: phrase or clause, main and subordinate clauses, noun, adjective and adverb clauses, relative pronouns, and simple, compound and complex sentences — Class 6 to 9.

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Phrase or clause? (Class 6)Find the subordinate clause (Class 7)Kinds of clauses (Class 8–9)Relative pronouns (Class 6–7)Simple, compound or complex? (Class 7–8)

Phrase or clause?

Class 6 · Worksheet 1
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Write phrase or clause.

  1. because she was ill
  2. who lives next door
  3. a bunch of flowers
  4. with a big smile
  5. under the big tree
  6. if it rains
  7. running very fast
  8. on the top shelf
  9. although it was late
  10. after the match
  11. that he was right
  12. in the morning

Find the subordinate clause

Class 7 · Worksheet 2
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Underline the subordinate (dependent) clause.

  1. I stayed at home because I was ill.
  2. If you work hard, you will pass.
  3. I wonder whether he will come.
  4. When the rain stopped, we went out.
  5. We waited until the shop opened.
  6. She said that she was busy.
  7. I know what you mean.
  8. The boy who won the race is my brother.
  9. This is the house where I was born.
  10. He ran fast so that he could catch the bus.

Kinds of clauses

Class 8–9 · Worksheet 3
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Name the kind of subordinate clause in each sentence: noun, adjective or adverb clause.

  1. What he said is true.
  2. This is the pen which I lost.
  3. I believe that you are right.
  4. He is the boy whom I met yesterday.
  5. I know that he is honest.
  6. He came when I was sleeping.
  7. I don’t know where she lives.
  8. Although he was poor, he was honest.
  9. If you call me, I will come.
  10. The man whose car was stolen called the police.

Relative pronouns

Class 6–7 · Worksheet 4
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Fill in who, whom, whose, which, where, when or why.

  1. She is the singer ______ everyone loves.
  2. This is the book ______ I bought yesterday.
  3. The boy ______ won the prize is my friend.
  4. The pen ______ you gave me writes well.
  5. I remember the day ______ we first met.
  6. Do you know the reason ______ he left?
  7. The man ______ we met was very kind.
  8. The girl ______ father is a doctor sits next to me.
  9. I have a friend ______ lives in Kochi.
  10. This is the village ______ my grandparents live.

Simple, compound or complex?

Class 7–8 · Worksheet 5
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Write simple, compound or complex.

  1. If you do not work hard, you will fail.
  2. In spite of his riches, he is not happy.
  3. When she sang, everyone clapped.
  4. Work hard or you will fail.
  5. She sang a song and everyone clapped.
  6. I went to bed because I was tired.
  7. It was late, yet we kept working.
  8. Though he is rich, he is not happy.
  9. The man who came yesterday is my uncle.
  10. Riya and Aman went to the market.
  11. I was tired, so I went to bed.
  12. The tired boy went to bed early.

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Questions

What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?

A clause has its own subject and verb (when she smiled); a phrase does not (with a smile).

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