Clauses worksheets — phrases, clauses and kinds of sentences

Write phrase or clause.

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

Underline the subordinate (dependent) clause.

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

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

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

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

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

Write simple, compound or complex.

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