Clauses worksheets — phrases, clauses and kinds of sentences

Write phrase or clause.

1. on the top shelf
2. after the match
3. because she was ill
4. where we first met
5. running very fast
6. a bunch of flowers
7. who lives next door
8. if it rains
9. in the morning
10. when the bell rang
11. with a big smile
12. under the big tree

Underline the subordinate (dependent) clause.

1. I wonder whether he will come.
2. The book that you gave me is interesting.
3. He ran fast so that he could catch the bus.
4. I stayed at home because I was ill.
5. She said that she was busy.
6. This is the house where I was born.
7. We waited until the shop opened.
8. Although it was cold, we went swimming.
9. If you work hard, you will pass.
10. When the rain stopped, we went out.

Name the kind of subordinate clause in each sentence: noun, adjective or adverb clause.

1. This is the pen which I lost.
2. If you call me, I will come.
3. I know that he is honest.
4. What he said is true.
5. Although he was poor, he was honest.
6. The man whose car was stolen called the police.
7. He is the boy whom I met yesterday.
8. I don’t know where she lives.
9. She stayed indoors because it was raining.
10. The girl who sings well is Meera.

Fill in who, whom, whose, which, where, when or why.

1. The pen ______ you gave me writes well.
2. Do you know the reason ______ he left?
3. This is the book ______ I bought yesterday.
4. The house ______ roof is red is ours.
5. The girl ______ father is a doctor sits next to me.
6. The dog ______ barks all night belongs to Mr Rao.
7. The boy ______ won the prize is my friend.
8. This is the village ______ my grandparents live.
9. The man ______ we met was very kind.
10. She is the singer ______ everyone loves.

Write simple, compound or complex.

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