Clauses worksheets — phrases, clauses and kinds of sentences

Write phrase or clause.

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

Underline the subordinate (dependent) clause.

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

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

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

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

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

Write simple, compound or complex.

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