✏️ Grammar & Conventions: Phrases and Clauses (Grade 7)

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Explain the function of phrases and clauses.

1. Phrase or clause? after the long game

2. Phrase or clause? she laughed

3. Phrase or clause? because we were late

4. Phrase or clause? to win the race

5. Phrase or clause? the dog barked

6. Phrase or clause? when the bell rang

7. Phrase or clause? under the old bridge

8. Phrase or clause? in the morning

Answer key: 1) phrase · 2) clause (independent) · 3) clause (dependent) · 4) phrase · 5) clause (independent) · 6) clause (dependent) · 7) phrase · 8) phrase

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Free Grade 7 English worksheet (Common Core L.7.1.a): explain the function of phrases and clauses. Skill: Explain the function of phrases and clauses. Level: Grade 7 — also suits Year 8 (UK).

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CCSS L.7.1.a: Explain the function of phrases and clauses
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