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Clauses and Phrases

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Clauses and Phrases

What they are and how to use them.
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Subject

The person or thing doing the action in a sentence.
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Noun

A person, place, thing, or idea.
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Verb

An action word
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Subject Verb Relationship

When the noun is acting out the verb
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Phrase

A collection of words that does not have a subject-verb relationship.
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Examples of Phrases

  • Running on sand
  • Paws in the air
  • While running quickly
  • The dog in the picture
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  • Tip-toes on the fence
  • Looking at the camera
  • Climbing the fence
  • Wearing a flower skirt
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Write a phrase to describe this picture

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Write a phrase to describe this picture.

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Clause

A collection of words that has an active subject-verb relationship.
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Independent Clause

A collection of words that can stand by themselves as a complete sentence.
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Examples of Independent Clauses

  • The lime green frog sat silently atop the tulip.
  • The frog's feet stick to the flower.
  • The frog waits patiently for the fly to buzz past him.
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Examples of Independent Clauses

  • The scuba diver signaled that she was having a great time.
  • The fish surround the diver.
  • The girl is enjoying her first scuba diving experience.
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Write an independent clause describing this picture.

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Write an independent clause to describe this picture.

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Dependent Clauses

Have a subject-verb relationship but they cannot stand alone as a sentence
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Dependent clauses can be thought of as incomplete thoughts.

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Examples of Dependent Clauses

  • The apples hanging from the tree
  • The bright red apples waiting to be picked
  • The autumn apples weighing the branch
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Examples of Dependent Clauses

  • The cat wearing the bowtie
  • The cat's twitching whiskers
  • The white cat sitting
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Write some dependent clauses to describe this picture.

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Write some dependent clauses to describe this picture.

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