Clause and Phrase Exercise & Practice with Explanation

1. If you wish to succeed in life, you have to work very hard.

If you wish	succeed in life
If you wish to succeed in life	Wish to succeed in life
Correct Answer: If you wish to succeed in life
Explanation: Here ‘if’ is the subordinating conjunction introducing the adverbial clause.

2. What is there to do when you’re sitting in an exam hall for ____ haven’t studied at all?

what	you
which	which you
Correct Answer: which you
Explanation: Here ‘which’ is the relative pronoun that introduces the adjective clause.

3. She always remembered ____ her mother told her to avoid.

which	where
when	what
Correct Answer: what
Explanation: Here ‘what’ is the relative pronoun that introduces the adjective clause.

4. you tell me what I should do ____ dealing with a burglary?

while	when
what	whoever
Correct Answer: while b) when c) what d) whoever
Explanation: Here ‘when’ is the relative pronoun that introduces the adjective clause.

5. Have you finished your project ____ gave you before the vacation?

what I	which I
while she	whomever
Correct Answer: which I
Explanation: Here ‘which’ is the relative pronoun that introduces the adjective clause.

6. Identify the adverb clause: She lied in my face as if I knew nothing.

She lied	I knew nothing
in my face	as if I knew nothing
Correct Answer: as if I knew nothing
Explanation: Here ‘as if’ is the subordinating conjunction introducing the adverbial clause.

7. He told me that I was the only person ____ he always felt comfortable.

which	whom
with whom	that
Correct Answer: with whom
Explanation: Here ‘whom’ is the relative pronoun that introduces the adjective clause.

8. The man ____ got my phone back was poor and homeless.

that I	whom I
from whom I	who I
Correct Answer: from whom I
Explanation: Here ‘whom’ is the relative pronoun that introduces the adjective clause.

9. What type of phrase or clause is it: By doing this regularly.

Dependent clause	Phrase
Independent clause	All of the above
Correct Answer: Dependent clause
Explanation: It has subject and predicate but cannot provide a complete meaning independently.

10. What type of phrase or clause is it: He went down the road.

Independent clause	Phrase
Dependent clause	None
Correct Answer: Independent clause
Explanation: It has subject and predicate and provides complete meaning independently.

11. What type of phrase or clause is it: Since the beginning.

Dependent clause	Independent clause
Phrase	All the above
Correct Answer: Phrase
Explanation: It doesn’t have a subject or a predicate.

12. What type of phrase or clause is it: Getting her back.

Independent clause	Phrase
Dependent clause	None
Correct Answer: Phrase
Explanation: It doesn’t have a subject or a predicate.

13. What type of phrase or clause is it: I knew it would happen.

Phrase	Independent clause
Dependent clause	All of the above
Correct Answer: Independent clause
Explanation: It has subject and predicate and provides complete meaning independently.

14. What type of phrase or clause is it: To do this.

Dependent clause	Phrase
Independent clause	None
Correct Answer: Phrase
Explanation: It doesn’t have a subject or a predicate.

15. What type of phrase or clause is it: Having nothing to do.

Phrase	Dependent clause
Independent clause	All of the above
Correct Answer: Phrase
Explanation: It doesn’t have a subject or a predicate.

16. What type of phrase or clause is it: To climb a mountain.

Dependent clause	Independent clause
Dependent and Independent clause	Phrase
Correct Answer: Phrase
Explanation: It doesn’t have a subject or a predicate.

17. What type of phrase or clause is it: As I was reading.

Phrase	Dependent clause
Independent clause	All of the above
Correct Answer: Dependent clause
Explanation: It has subject and predicate but cannot provide a complete meaning independently.

18. What type of phrase or clause is it: More than enough.

Independent clause	Dependent clause
Phrase	None
Correct Answer: Phrase
Explanation: It doesn’t have a subject or a predicate.

19. What type of phrase or clause is it: He ran out of options.

Phrase	Dependent clause
Independent clause	All of the above
Correct Answer: Independent clause
Explanation: It has subject and predicate and provides complete meaning independently.

20. What type of phrase or clause is it: Out of reach.

Dependent clause	Independent clause
Phrase	None
Correct Answer: Phrase
Explanation: It doesn’t have a subject or a predicate.

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