Grade 3 · Grammar · Building Confidence
Free Conjunctions, Prepositions & Clauses worksheet - version 5
Grade 3 conjunctions, prepositions & clauses practice with original questions, explanations, and difficulty-matched printable versions. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Conjunctions, Prepositions & Clauses
Grade 3 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-DWLGQ9-O1XH
1.Identify the conjunction: The river rose after snow melted.
2.Identify the prepositional phrase: below the surface
3.Identify one clause: We revised the model because one beam bent.
4.Identify the conjunction: Although it rained, the game continued.
5.Identify the prepositional phrase: along the bank
6.Identify one clause: Before citizens vote, they compare candidates.
7.Identify the prepositional phrase: before the test
8.Identify one clause: The source is old, but its details are useful.
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
Show answers for version 5
- Identify the conjunction: The river rose after snow melted.after
- Identify the prepositional phrase: below the surfacebelow the surface
- Identify one clause: We revised the model because one beam bent.because one beam bent
- Identify the conjunction: Although it rained, the game continued.Although
- Identify the prepositional phrase: along the bankalong the bank
- Identify one clause: Before citizens vote, they compare candidates.Before citizens vote
- Identify the prepositional phrase: before the testbefore the test
- Identify one clause: The source is old, but its details are useful.The source is old
Worked example
Identify each word group's job before joining or punctuating clauses.
Common mistake
Calling every word group a clause even without a subject or verb.
Helpful hint
A clause has both a subject and a verb.