Phrases and Clauses 2

Front

When my grandma went to elementary school

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Dependent clause

Front

country school with only two rooms for grades 1-6

Back

phrase

Front

thirty students in the entire school

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phrase

Front

grades 1 through 3 in one room

Back

independent clause

Front

Grades 4-6 in the other

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Phrase

Front

Classrooms heated by wood stoves

Back

independent clause

Front

Two teachers arrived early each morning to start the stoves.

Back

Independent clause.

Front

before students arrived

Back

dependent clause

Front

Classes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Independent clause

Front

fifteen minute recess in the middle of the morning

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phrase