English 1 Unit 2 Phrases and Clauses Practice

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What is a linking verb?

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A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, which can be a noun, pronoun, or adjective that describes or identifies the subject. Example: 'She is a teacher.' (is is the linking verb).

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. Example: In 'The dog barks,' 'The dog' is the subject.

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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. Example: 'She enjoys reading.'

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone. Example: 'Although she was tired.'

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What is a phrase?

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A phrase is a group of words that work together but do not contain both a subject and a verb. Example: 'under the table' is a prepositional phrase.

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What is an action verb?

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An action verb expresses physical or mental action. Example: 'run,' 'think,' 'jump.'

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What is a helping verb?

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A helping verb (or auxiliary verb) is used with a main verb to express tense, mood, or voice. Example: 'She is running.' (is is the helping verb).

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What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?

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A phrase does not contain a subject and a verb, while a clause does. Clauses can be independent or dependent.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Example: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Example: 'Although it was raining, I went for a walk.'