Phrases & Clauses

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What is a phrase?

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A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject-verb pair and does not express a complete thought.

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What is a clause?

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. It can be independent or dependent.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not express a complete thought.

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What is a subordinate clause?

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A subordinate clause is another term for a dependent clause; it provides additional information but cannot stand alone.

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Example of an independent clause.

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"She enjoys reading books."

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Example of a dependent clause.

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"Although it was raining..." (This cannot stand alone.)

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What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?

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A phrase does not have a subject-verb pair, while a clause does.

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Identify the clause: "When I finally got up."

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Dependent Clause.

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Identify the clause: "Beauty and the Beast."

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Phrase.