Clause Worksheet
Grammar
Directions:
Example:
Name:________________________
Hour:_____
Date:____________
1) Write "S" over each subject and "V" over each verb.
2) Underline each independent clause once.
3) Underline each dependent clause twice.
S V
SV V
V
If you have solved that puzzle, I'll give you a more difficult one.
1. Found only in the teeth, enamel is the hardest substance in the body.
2. Please tell me what is in the box.
3. We saw the superintendent climbing the stairs.
4. The person who is climbing the hill is my mother.
5. After making several comparisons, Greg was ready to buy a stereo.
Directions:
Example:
1) Write each sentence with a dependent clause that begins with the word in
parenthesis.
2) Write "S" over each subject and "V" over each verb.
S V
S V
She goes to work (whenever) she feels like it.
6. I found the remote (after)
7. I could have hugged (whoever)
8. I love the rain (when)
9. I don't know (why)
10. I will go (as long as)