Question

Which examples are clauses? Select three options.

whenever I go to the movies
Samir lives on Green Street.
tearing through the town
but it’s likely to rain that day
after the end of the school year
Mark this and return

Answer 1

Answers:
- whenever I go to the movies
- Samir lives on Green Street.
- Mark this and return

Why: each of these contains a subject and a verb (or an implied subject in the imperative). "Tearing through the town" and "after the end of the school year" are phrases, not clauses. (Note: "but it’s likely to rain that day" also contains a subject and verb, so it is technically a clause as well — some exercises treat conjunction-led fragments differently.)