English – Grammar – Thursday 28th January
Today, you are going to learn about phrases and clauses.
Read the information below to learn about what phrases and clauses are, as well as the differences between main and subordinate clauses.
Now have a go at the activities below. Practise recognising and using them.
Activity 3
Can you write three phrases, three main clauses and three subordinate clauses?
You should spend about 30 minutes on this.
English Grammar:
Activity 1
1. clause
2. clause
3. phrase
4. phrase
5. phrase
6. clause
7. clause
8. phrase
Activity 2
1. main clause
2. main clause
3. main clause
4. main clause
Some wierd people, There are akward cows, The are different
Some weird people are eating. The akward cows are mooing. They are different because they don’t have limbs.
1. Phrase
2. Phrase
3. Phrase
4. Clause
5. Clause
6. Phrase
7. Phrase
8. Phrase
9. Main
10. Subordinate
11. Subordinate
12. Main
Activity 1
1 phrase
2 clause
3 phrase
4 clause
5 phrase
6 clause
7 phrase
8 phrase
Activity 2
1 main clause
2 subordinate
3 subordinate
4 main
Activity 3
A good game
For two days
In a few hours
I went running.
I do karate.
I have a pillow.
Because I flicked the lights on
Even though I went to school
Had a bike
activity 1.
clause
phrase
phrase
clause
phrase
clause
clause
phrase
activity 2.
m clause
m clause
s clause
m clause
Grammar
Activity 1
throught the forest – phrase
took ages to rise – clause
for four days – phrase
The doctor did a thorough examination of the patient
and decided he would need to rest – clause
there are a huge number of people – phrase
lurked a menacing monster – clause
all through the night – phrase
for my dream holiday – phrase
Activity 2
I have violin lessons – main clause
If you want to improve – subordinate clause
even when it’s the school holiday – subordinate clause
Ben went swimming – main clause
Activity 1.
1. The knight fought his way through the forest. CLAUSE.
2. The large batch of dough took ages to rise. PHARSE.
3. For four days the child had a terrible hacking cough. PHARSE.
4. The doctor did a thorough examination of the patient and decided he would need some rest for at least a week. PHRASE.
5. There are a huge number of people living in the Borough of Barnet. PHRASE.
6. Above the castle lurked the a menacing monster. CLAUSE.
7. All through the night the rain fell. CLAUSE.
8. I’d like to go to Disneyland for my dream holiday. PHRASE.
Activity 2.
1. I have violin lessons although I have not been playing for very long. MAIN CLAUSE.
2. If you want to improve, you must practice a lot. SUBORDINATE CLAUSE.
3. I practice at the weekend, even when it’s the school holidays. MAIN CLAUSE.
4. Ben went swimming, even though he was tired. MAIN CLAUSE.
Activity 3.
Subordinate clauses.
If you want to learn guitar, you must have practice.
If you want to swim, you must be with a coach.
Even though she was tired, she still went running.
Main clauses.
I practice every day, even when its my day off.
I go to have fun with family, even when people tell me I shouldn’t.
I go to school every day, even when I don’t want to.
Phrases.
The large dough took ages to deliver to the house.
I’d like to go to Disneyland Florida for my dream holiday.
The doctor wanted something from me.
(This information is not all true).
Activity 1 Phrase or Clause
1. Phrase
2. Clause
3. Phrase
4. Clause
5. Phrase
6. Clause
7. Phrase
8. Phrase
Activity 2
1. Main clause
2. Subordinate clause
3. Subordinate clause
4. Main clause
The answers are:
Activity 1
1. Phrase
2. Phrase
3. Phrase
4. Clause
5. Clause
6. Phrase – tough one his as it looks like a clause as there is a subject but a clause should make sense on is own and this doesn’t.
7. Phrase
8. Phrase
Activity 2
1. Main clause
2. Subordinate clause
3. Subordinate clause
4. Main clause