Dive into a fun KS2 English quiz all about clauses and phrases! Sentences are like word teams made up of 'clauses' and 'phrases'. A clause is a full sentence, like 'He ran.' Subjects (like 'he') and verbs (like 'ran') make it a clause. Even when we add more, like 'Although exhausted, he ran,' it's still a clause. Phrases, on the other hand, don't have a subject and verb. 'Although exhausted' is a phrase.
Knowing about clauses and phrases helps us use commas correctly. Get ready for the challenge and play this English quiz – it's the perfect warm-up for our exciting comma quizzes!
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'Before lunch' is a phrase - it does not include a subject/verb pairing.
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'She' is the subject and 'walked' is the verb.
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'The sun' is the subject and 'was shining' is the verb.
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'The weather' is the subject and 'made' is its verb.
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Often clauses are interrupted by phrases. When a phrase such as 'not altogether unsurprisingly' is used to add extra information, it needs a pair of commas to separate it from the main clause.
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The phrase 'my Nan's best friend' is set off from the rest of the sentence with a pair of commas.
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Although it is made up of only three words, 'the deer ran' is the clause of this sentence.
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Subject / verb = 'she closed'. 'Tired of practising' is a phrase.
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Subject / verb = 'The goalkeeper eyed'.
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'Coming home' and 'my favourite meal' are both phrases.
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