Clauses worksheets — phrases, clauses and kinds of sentences

Write phrase or clause.

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

Underline the subordinate (dependent) clause.

1. I know what you mean.
2. The book that you gave me is interesting.
3. When the rain stopped, we went out.
4. I wonder whether he will come.
5. I stayed at home because I was ill.
6. If you work hard, you will pass.
7. She said that she was busy.
8. We waited until the shop opened.
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. He is the boy whom I met yesterday.
2. The man whose car was stolen called the police.
3. She stayed indoors because it was raining.
4. If you call me, I will come.
5. I don’t know where she lives.
6. The girl who sings well is Meera.
7. Although he was poor, he was honest.
8. He came when I was sleeping.
9. This is the pen which I lost.
10. I know that he is honest.

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

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

Write simple, compound or complex.

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