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1. 1.

   Write whether the highlighted parts are phrases (P) or clauses (C).

   1. If you want to participate in the event, you have to sign up by tomorrow.
   2. The entire road had been cordoned off for the rally.
   3. The old woman who lives across the road from me smiles at me every day.
   4. Sunita is a brilliant football player.
   5. I didn't think it was going to rain so I didn't carry my umbrella today.
   6. The moral of the story is to make hay while the sun shines.
   7. The zoo in my hometown is shutting down.
   8. The results will be announced in a few minutes.
2. 2.

   Circle the main clauses and underline the subordinate clauses in these sentences.

   1. We knew the game was over when the bowler bowled out the last batsman.
   2. Sarah will be able to tell if you're lying or not.
   3. Mr Ropers wanted to go to the market, because he was out of mangoes.
   4. Whenever my parents go out of town, they leave me at my grandparent's house.
   5. As soon as Roxy heard my voice, she came running to me wagging her tail.
   6. It is not the ideal solution, but we must do what we can.
   7. If John doesn't submit his assignment on time, he will lose twenty marks in the final exam.
   8. Jamal wouldn't want to enroll in this college even if he doesn't get into any other.
3. 3.

   Identify what kind the highlighted phrases are. Write NP for noun phrase. AP for adjective phrase and AVP for adverb phrase.

   1. The last earthquake in the region was twice as powerful as this one.
   2. The man sneezed into his handkerchief.
   3. I wish I could fly like a bird.
   4. The man in the red shirt works with my father.
   5. The students attending this workshop will be given special certificates.
   6. The rumours that are the silliest tend to travel the fastest.
   7. I don't doubt your unbiased opinions.
   8. We have set up the new stage.
4. 4.

   Underline the verb phrases in these sentences.

   1. There have been several cases of dengue in the past few months.
   2. Even on bad days, he could not be seen without a smile on his face.
   3. the house will have been built by the time Ruhu returns from Portugal.
   4. Eve without my help, you would have scored well.
   5. The troupe was performing when the accident happened outside the auditorium.
   6. I don;t think we have been fair to Jatin.
   7. He studied hard so that he could become a doctor.
   8. I have never had so much fun in my entire life!
5. 5.

   Write whether the highlighted clauses are noun clauses (NC), adjective clauses (AC) or adverb clauses (AVC).

   1. When the day comes, I will be there for you.
   2. Where there is a will, there is a way.
   3. Susan loves the way Mary sings.
   4. It was my idea which got selected.
   5. I don't know if they would want to come with us.
   6. Because there is no water, we can't do the dishes right now.
   7. The kind couple gave away so much that everyone was overwhelmed.
   8. The horizon is the place where the sky appears to meet the land.
6. 6.

   Read this passage and identify what type the highlighted phrases and clauses are. Write them in the appropriate columns of the table.

   All languages are a collection of symbols. A symbol, which could be a letter or a word, stands for a particular object, person or idea. These sets of symbols are different for different languages. What we understand from a particular symbol depends on what language we are speaking. Think of language as a code. When you say something in a particular language, you are really encoding your message. your friend receives the message and decodes it, using the same set of symbols. If you two do not share the same language, the message will not get decoded.

   So much of what we convey also depends on our body language, hand movements and gestures. Once, an Englishman, who did not speak French, went to France. He found a Frenchman on the street  and asked for a restaurant. This Frenchman did not know any English either, so the English tourist resorted to gestures. He moved his hands and jaws to show that he was hungry. Puzzled at the gestures, the Frenchman tried to help as best as he could. He led the poor hungry Englishman straight to a dentist!

   Phrases or Clauses	Type
   1. a collection of symbols	noun phrase