Phrases and 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 an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

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What is a dependent/subordinate clause?

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A dependent/subordinate clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.

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Identify the following: 'Following the field trip'.

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Phrase

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Identify the following: 'Monday is the worst day of the week'.

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Independent Clause

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Identify the independent clause in the sentence: 'John runs while Jim skates in the park.'

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John runs.

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Identify the following: 'through the gate'.

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Phrase

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True or False: Dependent/Subordinate clauses can stand alone as a complete sentence.

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False

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What do dependent/subordinate clauses begin with?

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Dependent/subordinate clauses often begin with subordinating conjunctions such as 'because', 'although', 'if', etc.

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Give an example of a phrase.

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'Under the table' is an example of a phrase.