Analyzing Phrases and Clauses

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Is the underlined group in the sentence a phrase or clause? 'Please place the keys on the table.'

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A phrase.

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Is the underlined group of words a phrase or clause? Enrique became excited when he heard the news.

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A clause

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Usage of In 1934 in: 'In 1934, my grandfather came to the U.S.'

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Adverb phrase

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Usage of 'before she left home' in: 'Helena ate breakfast and read a magazine.'

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Adverb clause

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Usage of 'in the corner' in: 'The clothes in the corner should be donated to charity.'

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Adjective phrase

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Usage of 'whom NASA chose for the first spacewalk' in: Ed White, whom NASA chose for the first spacewalk, was born in San Antonio.

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Adjective clause

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Join these sentences with an adjective clause: Gravel is sometimes transported by ice. The ice leaves the rock edges sharper and less worn.

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Gravel is sometimes transported by ice, which leaves the rock edges sharper and less worn.

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Join these sentences with an adverb clause: This sharp-edged gravel is deposited. The ice melts.

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When the ice melts, this sharp-edged gravel is then deposited.

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Join these sentences with a prepositional phrase: There are at least 61 moons. The moons are in our solar system.

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There are at least 61 moons in our solar system.

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Usage of We were standing in the house in: 'We were standing in the house where Thomas Edison lived and worked.'

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Independent clause.