Multiple Choice
'at the store' is a/an
a) independent clause
b) phrase
c) dependent clause
b) phrase
This is because, 'at the store' has no subject and verb
'since they were busy with work'
This is an independent clause. True or False?
False
What is the definition of a phrase?
It consists of more than 2 words but it cannot be a complete sentence.
a vase of roses
a book on freedom
any other acceptable answers
Mdm Linda came into the classroom
This is a
a) phrase
b) dependent clause
c) independent clause
The answer is C.
'Mdm Linda' is the subject.
'came' is the verb.
I will be visiting my grandmother today.
This is an independent clause.
True
What is a clause?
It is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
Give an example of a prepositional phrase.
any other acceptable answers
The words in bold are a/an:
a) verb phrase
b) prepositional phrase
c) noun phrase
The answer is b.
'of' is a preposition.
'will be eating'
This is a verb phrase. True or False?
True.
'will' is a modal verb.
'eating' is the main verb. Together they form a verb phrase.
Define the term 'dependent clause'.
It cannot stand alone and contains a subordinating word such as 'when, if, because, since'.
Explain the difference between a phrase and a clause.
a phrase does not have a subject and a verb whereas a clause has.
He has been picking away at the electric guitar for 2 years and both boys are now enthusiastic students at the ACT 3 Drama Academy.
Which of the following about the sentence is correct?
a) There are two independent clauses.
b) There is a dependent clause and an independent clause.
c) There are two dependent clauses.
The answer is a.
'He has been picking away at the electric guitar for 2 years' is an independent clause as it can stand alone.
'both boys are now enthusiastic students at the ACT 3 Drama Academy' is also an independent clause.
They are joined by the conjunction 'and'.
There was also a lot of rainwater on the road, which made the surface slippery.
In the above sentence, there are two independent clauses. True or false?
It is false.
'There was also a lot of rainwater on the road' is an independent clause.
'which made the surface slippery' is a dependent clause as it has a relative pronoun 'which' and cannot stand alone.
Define a complex sentence.
It is where a dependent clause is combined with an independent clause.
Complete the sentence with a dependent clause.
The children were frightened,
so they ran away.
or any acceptable answer.
The economy recovered very slowly.
The words in bold are a/an:
a) verb phrase
b) adjective phrase
c) adverbial phrase
It is an adverbial phrase.
slowly is an adverb. very is also an adverb.
A new pre-school in Edgefield Plain in Punggol, run by NTUC My First Skool, will focus largely on the arts when it opens next month.
There is a verb phrase and a dependent clause in this sentence.
True.
'will focus' is the verb phrase.
'when it opens next month' is the dependent clause.
What is a compound sentence?
Two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction is called a compound sentence.
Form a sentence by using an appropriate main clause for the following:
_________________________ who has four young children.
We gave our old toys to Mrs Tan,
or other acceptable answers.