Grade 4 English Tutorial
Grade 4 English Tutorial
Grade 4 English Tutorial
A clause is a group of words in a sentence which contains a subject and a verb. It may or may
not have a complete thought or meaning.
Example:
Because she is happy
The group of words above has subject (she) and verb (is) but is not considered a sentence due
to lack of meaning or thought.
To fix the meaning of the clause it needs to be paired with an independent clause.
A clause and a phrase may co-exist in a sentence. For example;
He is playing in the field.
He is playing is a clause (subject+verb) and in the field in a phase.
Exercises 1
In the following sentences, state whether the underlined part is a phrase or a clause.
Sentence is a word or group of words that has complete thought and meaning. It has two parts.
The other one is subject and the other one is predicate.
The subject of the sentence is the one that is being talked about in the sentence or the doer of
the action.
Example:
Shelly is happy.
The Predicate is the one that describes the subject or the one that gives action to the subject.
In the sentence above “is happy” is the predicate that describes our subject.
Exercises 2
Underline the subject and encircle the predicate.
1. The boy ate the apple.
2. I need help with this math problem.
3. Next week my grandmother is coming from Korea.
4. My favorite month is May.
5. Our homeroom is having a pizza party tomorrow.
6. Football is played in every country in the world.
7. Yasmin yawned.
8. My expensive new watch has stopped.
Answers
Exercises 1
(driven by the storm – phrase)
(having delivered the message – phrase)
(not knowing what to do – phrase)
(now that he is married – clause)
(Despite her protests – phrase)
Exercises 2
1. The boy ate the apple.
2. I need help with this math problem.
3. Next week my grandmother is coming from Korea.
4. My favorite month is May.
5. Our homeroom is having a pizza party tomorrow.
6. Football is played in every country in the world.
7. Yasmin yawned.
8. My expensive new watch has stopped.