The Main Clause - Worksheet

The worksheet titled "The Main Clause" is a resource designed to help students identify the main clause within a sentence. A main clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete thought. The worksheet provides a series of sentences, each with additional information that may be part of a subordinate clause or additional descriptive detail. Students are tasked with reading each sentence and highlighting the part that forms the main clause, thereby demonstrating their understanding of sentence structure and the essential components that make a sentence complete and meaningful.

For example, in the sentence "Daniel, who was the bravest of the group, knocked on the door.", the main clause is "Daniel knocked on the door." The additional information "who was the bravest of the group" provides context but is not necessary for the sentence to make sense on its own. Similarly, students are expected to identify the main clauses in other given sentences, such as "We found ourselves in a weird room", "Amir tripped over the carpet", "I had an appointment with the dentist", "I took a deep breath", and "Sarah has been picked to play for England". By completing this exercise, students enhance their grammatical skills and ability to discern the core message within complex sentences.