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Fifth Grade (Grade 5) Phrases and Clauses Questions

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Grade 5 Phrases and Clauses
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

My friends and I can walk to the neighborhood pool.
  1. to
  2. to the neighborhood pool
  3. My friends and I
Grade 5 Phrases and Clauses
What is the DEPENDENT CLAUSE, also known as the subordinating clause, in the following sentence?

Although Bill was sick, he still went to work.
  1. Although
  2. he was still sick
  3. was sick
  4. Although Bill was sick
Grade 5 Phrases and Clauses
Black smoke rose up the chimney.

In the sentence above, which group of words makes up a prepositional phrase?
  1. smoke rose up
  2. black smoke rose
  3. black smoke rose up
  4. up the chimney
Grade 5 Phrases and Clauses
The doctor stood beside the patient's bed.

In the sentence above, which word or group of words makes up a prepositional phrase?
  1. stood beside
  2. beside the patient's bed
  3. The doctor stood
  4. beside
Grade 5 Phrases and Clauses
What part of the sentence is an appositive?

The book, the hard cover one, is on the table.
  1. The book
  2. on the table
  3. is on the table
  4. the hard cover one
Grade 5 Phrases and Clauses
What part of the sentence is the prepositional phrase?

Under my bed, lies a frightening monster.
  1. Under my bed lies
  2. Under my bed,
  3. lies a frightening monster.
  4. a frightening monster.
Grade 5 Phrases and Clauses
Kelly took the largest slice of pizza.

In the sentence above, which group of words makes up a prepositional phrase?
  1. Kelly took
  2. took the largest slice
  3. of pizza
  4. largest slice of pizza.
Grade 5 Phrases and Clauses
How many clauses does a compound sentence need?
  1. one
  2. three
  3. two
  4. as many as you want
Grade 5 Phrases and Clauses
Which part of the following sentence is the appositive?

Dr. Malley, our principal, is a man of integrity.
  1. Dr. Malley
  2. is a man
  3. our principal
  4. of integrity
  5. none of the above
Grade 5 Phrases and Clauses
Which part of the sentence is the independent clause?

The dust filled the air after the wind blew.
  1. The dust filled the air
  2. after the wind blew.
  3. the air after the wind blew.
  4. The dust
Grade 5 Phrases and Clauses

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Over the river and through the woods on the other side of the county to Grandmother's house.
  1. independent
  2. dependent