What are the answers to lesson 2 adjective phrases and clauses?

i. e. My uncle told me ...

Uncle Nestor, ...

The clerk at the desk ...

It turns out that ...

The clerk thought my uncle ...

(Which are clauses and which are phrases)

1, 2 and 5 are clauses while 3 and 4 are phrases.

Explanation:

Clauses are those groups of words that have both a subject and predicate in the it whereas phrases have just a subject or a predicate in it. phrases do not have both subject and predicate.

1. My uncle told me a funny story about a mistake that he made at a hotel in Paris. Clause

2. Uncle Nestor, whose French is not very good, went to the front desk to ask for an extra blanket. Clause

3. The clerk at the desk looked puzzled. Phrase

4. It turns out that uncle Nestor had confused the word for blanket with the word meaning "flag". Phrase

5. The clerk thought my uncle wanted to wrap himself in a flag, which would not be very warm. Clause

Therefore, sentences 1, 2 and 5 have both the subject and predicate in them, while the others are phrases.