Clauses and Phrases Test

Which of the following is a dependent clause?

What type of phrase is "in the city" in The church in the city is named Saint Anthony's?

Which of the following is a preposition?

This does not contain both a subject and a verb

What is the object of preposition: They were hanging out near the car.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence: She sat on the bridge.

Name the adjective phrase in the sentence: The gorilla in the tree is named Sam.

Which of the following is a dependent clause?

This type of clause has a subject and a verb and can act as a sentence.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence: Deb studied the piano for many years.

What type of phrase is down the steps in "LeeAnn fell down the steps"?

Which of the following is a preposition?

True or False: every clause is either independent or dependent.

What is the object of prep. in the sentence: For several minutes, the gorilla stared at me.

What is the adjective phrase in "Infants are given shots for measles and mumps."

Name the type of clause in the following sentence: Even though Jeff hurt his ankle, he won.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence: The airliner flew over the clouds.

This type of clause cannot stand on its own.

This phrase modifies a noun or pronoun.

What is the object of the preposition: Deb studied the piano for many years.

True or False: every clause has a subject and a verb.

Leaving behind the dog is an example of what?

What type of phrase is "by a virus" in: Mumps is caused by a virus.

Name the type of clause in the following sentence: Mrs. Garcia, who is my neighbor, is a chef.

What is the obj. of the prep. in: Tommy threw the ball over the fence.

What type of phrase is the "at the duckling" in The duck quacked at the duckling.

Prepositional phrases are composed of two different phrases, they are: