Study Island 7th Grade Language Arts - Phrases and Clauses

Question 1 .

Beneath the loose floorboard, Janice found her favorite earring, which had been missing for nearly
five years.

Which of the following is a preposition from the sentence above?

A. nearly

B. found

C. beneath

D. which

Question 2 .

(1) Jenna was excited to have the house all to herself. (2) She was looking forward to
relaxing in a perfectly quiet house. (3) Jenna was enjoying the quiet and her new book. (4)
She saw her cat Buttons coming from the kitchen with juice all over him. (5) He must have
knocked over the glass I left on the counter, Jenna thought.

As she laughed to herself.

What is the best way to add the dependent clause above to sentence 5?
A. He must have knocked over the glass I left on the counter, Jenna thought as she
laughed to herself.

B. As Jenna thought he must have knocked over the glass I left on the counter, to herself
she laughed.

C. He must have knocked over the glass I left on the counter, as she laughed to herself
Jenna thought.

D. As she laughed he must have knocked over the glass I left on the counter, Jenna
thought to herself.

Question 3 .

(1) Jenna was excited to have the house all to herself. (2) She was looking forward to
relaxing in a perfectly quiet house. (3) Jenna was enjoying the quiet and her new book. (4)
She saw her cat Buttons coming from the kitchen with juice all over him. (5) He must have
knocked over the glass I left on the counter, Jenna thought.

Although Jenna would have liked a nice dinner with her parents.

What is the best way to add the dependent clause above to sentence 2?
A. Although Jenna would have liked a nice dinner with her parents, she was looking
forward to relaxing in a perfectly quiet house.

B. She was looking forward to a nice dinner although Jenna would have liked relaxing in
a perfectly quiet house with her parents.

C. Although Jenna was looking forward to relaxing she would have liked a nice dinner in a
perfectly quiet house with her parents.

D. She would have liked relaxing although Jenna was looking forward to a nice dinner
with her parents in a perfectly quiet house.

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Question 4 .

(1) Derek's parents said he could have a cell phone. (2) He promised eagerly he would be
responsible with his minutes. (3) Derek started talking nonstop on his phone. (4) Derek's
parents met with him to talk about his bill. (5) He went over his plan by 100 minutes!

Provided that he stayed within the limits of the plan.

What is the best way to add the dependent clause above to sentence 1?
A. Derek's parents said he could have a cell phone provided that he stayed within the
limits of the plan.

B. Provided that Derek's parents said within the limits of the plan he could have a cell
phone he stayed.

C. Provided that he stayed Derek's parents said of the plan he could have a cell phone
within the limits.

D. Derek's parents said he stayed within the limits provided that he could have a cell
phone of the plan.

Question 5 .

Without the company's support, the presidential candidate cannot expect to win the election
because the company provides campaign funds.

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase from the sentence above?

A. win the election

B. without the company's support

C. because the company provides

D. the presidential candidate

Question 6 .

What is the BEST way to combine the information in the two clauses below?

Though she started with the flute two years later. Aisha plays the piano and the flute very well now.

A. Though she started with the flute two years later Aisha plays the piano and the flute
very well now.

B. Though she started with the flute two years later, Aisha plays the piano and the flute
very well now.

C. Though she started with the flute two years later, but Aisha plays the piano and the
flute very well now.

D. Though she started with the flute two years later; Aisha plays the piano and the flute
very well now.

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Question 7 .

Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.

We should arrive at the museum _______ 9 o'clock and tour each of the exhibits.

A. through

B. before

C. without

D. inside

Question 8 .

The tired traveler carefully brushed the dust off his pants and continued his journey down the
country road.

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase from the sentence above?

A. carefully brushed

B. his journey

C. the tired traveler

D. off his pants

Question 9 .

(1) Henry has to do the laundry. (2) Henry must also start dinner. (3) Henry was grounded
for a whole week for not doing chores. (4) He learned his lesson. (5) He ended up missing his
soccer game.

While Henry was sitting alone in his room.

What is the best way to add the dependent clause above to sentence 4?
A. In his room, he learned his lesson while Henry sitting home alone.

B. While Henry was sitting alone in his room, he learned his lesson.

C. He learned his lesson while Henry was sitting alone in his room.

D. Henry, while sitting alone in his room, he learned his lesson.

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Question 10 . Directions: Draw lines from the tiles to the correct boxes to
complete the pairs. Match each sentence part with the correct
classification.

As Meghan paced, I nervously bit my nails. Waiting for the teacher to pass out our test results was
stressful for both of us.

Waiting for the teacher As Meghan paced I nervously bit my nails.

dependent clause

independent clause

gerund phrase

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Independent Practice Name ________________________ 1

DIRECTIONS: Read the passage then answer the questions that follow.

from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

CHAPTER I
Down the Rabbit-Hole

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do:
once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or
conversations in it, `and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice `without pictures or conversation?'

So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very
sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of
getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to
hear the Rabbit say to itself, `Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!' (when she thought it over afterwards,
it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural);
but when the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then
hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a
rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran
across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under
the hedge.

In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get
out again.

What evidence is there that Alice is bored? ____________________________________________________

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What evidence is there that the white rabbit is not a typical animal? ________________________________

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Why might Alice have seen a clothed white rabbit talking with a pocket watch? _______________________

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Analogies
Read the question and circle the correct answer.

1. Bloom is to flower as leaf is to

A. daffodil. B. tree. C. rose. D. thorn.

2. Beach is to sand as field is to

A. bird. B. grass. C. wood. D. rain.

3. King is to queen as duke is to

A. duchess. B. woman. C. son. D. daughter.

4. Elephant is to trunk as horse is to

A. mane. B. carriage. C. hay. D. pony.

5. Pitcher is to team as dancer is to

A. feet. B. shoes. C. troupe. D. tap.

6. Bird is to flock as fish is to

A. eel. B. swim. C. school. D. fin.

7. Letter is to word as word is to

A. uppercase. B. sentence. C. verb. D. noun.

8. Snow is to man as sand is to

A. ocean. B. beach. C. castle. D. shell.

9. Teeth are to mouth as hair is to

A. braid. B. head. C. baldness. D. cut.

10. Steps are to stairs as beads are to

A. string. B. rings. C. necklace. D. jewelry.
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Independent Practice with Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Directions: Rewrite each sentence below by rearranging or rewriting the words to make sure the
modifiers are describing the appropriate words.

1) I found the gold woman’s bracelet.

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2) We drove off in the car we bought quickly.

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3) I almost paid $100 for a new cell phone.

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4) We only had an hour to spend on the project.

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5) I made a cake for my brother with chocolate icing.

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6) We stood in line to buy tickets for the show for twenty minutes.

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7) The art dealer sold a picture to the woman in the silver frame.

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8) We gave old clothes to a local charity that had been piled up in the basement.

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9) The student pleaded with the instructor who cheated on the test.

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10) When in fourth grade my mother changed jobs.

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11) Staring out over the field the tornado was coming.

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12) Walking down the sidewalk, the thunderstorm drenched us.

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13) Leaving quickly, the lights were left on.

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14) Having been cleared the night before, we could lay out the project on the table.

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15) Slithering through the grass, we watched the garden snake.

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16) Walking through the desert, the scorpions were all around us.

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17) When he was three years old, Max’s uncle showed him how to fly a kite.

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18) Flying in a plane, cars and houses look like toys.

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19) At camp, home seems very far away.

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20) Getting up much earlier than usual, the house was strangely quiet.

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Spelling
Choose the correct spelling of the word for each sentence. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. I sighed with _____ when I saw the A on my math test.

A. relief B. releif C. raleif D. none of the above

2. The bus _____ left his flashing lights on until all of the kids were safely across the street.
A. drivur B. drivor C. driver D. none of the above

3. Can you meet me at the baseball ____ at 4:00?

A. feild B. field C. feeld D. none of the above

4. My dad tried to ____ the air mattress, but discovered there was a small hole.
A. inflate B. enflate C. imflate D. none of the above

5. I gave the ___ a $20.00 bill.

A. casheir B. cashier C. casheer D. none of the above

6. There is a large hole in the ____.

A. cieling B. ceiling C. ceeling D. none of the above

7. The party was ____, so the girls did not have to wear dresses.
A. informal B. enformal C. ienformal D. none of the above

8. The guest ____ told us about his trip to South Africa.

A. speakur B. speakor C. speaker D. none of the above

9. The ____ in my new book is funny.

A. narrater B. narratur C. narrator D. none of the above

10. There are many ____ of birds that live in the rainforest.
A. speceis B. species C. specees D. none of the above
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Predictions
Directions: Read each passage and question. Choose the answer that you think is correct.

The clock in the car read 7:39 as Mr. Levine pulled out of the driveway. Jacob slowly chewed his toast, sipped
his bottle of orange juice, and relaxed, because it would only take about two minutes to drive to school. He was
wiping toast crumbs off his shirt when his dad suddenly hit the brakes.
“Huh,” Mr. Levine remarked as he stroked his chin. “There’s a traffic jam for some reason.”

1. What do you think will happen next?

A. Mr. Levine will find another way to get to school.
B. Jacob will start to cry.
C. Jacob will complain about his father’s driving.
D. Mr. Levine will run out of gas.

2. Jacob is going to be late for school. What is the best way that he could solve his problem?
A. Explain to his teacher what happened.
B. Complain to his father.
C. Ask for a police escort.
D. Hope his teacher is also stuck in the traffic jam.

Today’s most famous Egyptian pharaoh is, without a doubt, Tutankhamun. Hidden deep in Luxor, Egypt, this
young king was laid to rest in his late teens. His tomb, with all its treasures, remained undisturbed for over
3,300 years. That is until Howard Carter, a British Egyptologist, made one of the greatest archaeological finds
of the twentieth century.
Carter had been searching endlessly for King Tut’s tomb for many years. Lord Carnarvon was the person
who funded his searches; he was beginning to have doubts of the tomb ever existing. However, Mr. Carter
convinced Lord Carnarvon to pay for one last expedition, and that was when all of their hard work finally paid
off.

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 3. What do you think will happen in the story?
A. Carter will not find King Tut’s tomb.
B. Carter will find King Tut’s tomb.
C. Carter will find something else besides King Tut’s tomb.
D. Carter will be injured during his search.

4. Why do you think Lord Carnarvon paid for one more expedition?
A. He was afraid of being embarrassed.
B. He wanted to embarrass Carter.
C. He was a friend of Carter’s.
D. He wanted a share of the treasure.

Smacking his hands together in the air to wipe the chalk off his palms, Mr. Scranton continued. “See, basically,
you kids have already inherited all of your physical characteristics from your parents. Whatever they got,
there’s a good chance you’ll get it, too.”
Peter’s eyes nearly popped out of his head as he realized that his dad was going bald, a lot like Mr.
Scranton, and so were both his grandfathers.

5. How do you think Peter feels?

A. happy
B. sad
C. worried
D. angry

6. What do you think Peter will do when he gets home?

A. talk to his father
B. shave his head
C. buy a wig
D. start wearing hats

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Ossie and I are picturing the same thing. Miles and miles of swamp, and millions and millions of ghosts, and
just us, girls, bungalowed in our silly pajamas. I look over at Ossie. She's one step ahead of me. She already has
her boots on!

7. What do you think the girls will do next?

A. hide under the covers
B. call for their mother
C. tell ghost stories
D. explore the swamp

8. What do you think will happen to the girls?

A. They will decide to stay home.
B. They will get lost in the swamp.
C. They will tell an adult what they are doing.
D. They will find buried treasure.

Your brain functions by sending chemicals back and forth between nerve endings. Omega-3 fats may
actually help you grow more nerve endings, making your brain function at a higher level. In other words,
we're not just talking about eating smarter here, we're talking about actually becoming smarter. Plus, omega-
3 fats have been shown to improve your heart health and lower arthritis risk.

9. What information is this article most likely to include?

A. why more nerve endings make you smarter
B. how nerve endings work
C. what foods are high in omega-3 fats
D. why junk food is bad for you

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John Hadley did not plan on going out to sea. He also didn't plan on the embargo or the fact that his only source
of income would be taken away. He did not plan on going out to sea, but that's where he soon found himself. In
fact, the last thing John Hadley planned on was seeing himself in the stocks, let alone thinking about his son
being shackled, but that's exactly what happened.
And while John Hadley didn't expect any of this, it was the British that were caught unaware by Vincent and
his love for his father and the fact that he would do anything to save him—especially if it meant stealing the
biggest ship in the British navy.
10. What do you think Vincent will do?
A. Join the British navy.
B. Escape from a British prison.
C. Die in a British prison.
D. Be marooned on an island.

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