1. Look at the group of words below and decide in each case whether it is a Phrase
(P) or a Clause (C).
1. The telephone has been ringing
2. Tell him to go.
3. Extremely irritating in every sense.
4. That's when I saw her
5. Pain in his ears for four days.
6. Only after he had apologized
7. Clever, but not enough
8. Either yellow ororange
9. I forgot the message.
10. The heavy responsibility upon his young shoulders.
Answers
1.The telephone has been ringing.
2.Tell him to go.
3. Extremely irritating in every sense.
4.That's when I saw her.
5.Pain in his ears for four days.
6.Only after he had apologized.
7.Clever, but not enough.
8.Either yellow or orange.
9.I forgot the message.
10.The heavy responsibility upon his young shoulders.
LET'S EXPLORE MORE
What is a phrase?
★A phrase is a group of words in a sentence that does NOT contain a subject and a verb.
★ In other words, in a sentence, one part with subject and verb is a clause while the rest of it without those two parts of speeches is a phrase.
★He is playing. (subject+verb) and
If,in the field is added then then it is a .
Answer:
1.The telephone has been ringing. \boxed{\sf clause}
clause
2.Tell him to go. \boxed{\sf clause}
clause
3. Extremely irritating in every sense.\boxed{\sf phrase}
phrase
4.That's when I saw her.\boxed{\sf clause}
clause
5.Pain in his ears for four days.\boxed{\sf clause}
clause
6.Only after he had apologized.\boxed{\sf clause}
clause
7.Clever, but not enough. \boxed{\sf phrase}
phrase
8.Either yellow or orange.\boxed{\sf phrase}
phrase
9.I forgot the message.\boxed{\sf clause}
clause
10.The heavy responsibility upon his young shoulders. \boxed{\sf clause}
clause
LET'S EXPLORE MORE
What is a phrase?
★A phrase is a group of words in a sentence that does NOT contain a subject and a verb.
★ In other words, in a sentence, one part with subject and verb is a clause while the rest of it without those two parts of speeches is a phrase.
★He is playing. \boxed{\sf clause}
clause
(subject+verb) and
If,in the field is added then then it is a\boxed{\sf phrase }
phrase
.