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 a clause?

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and can express a complete thought (independent clause) or may not (dependent clause).

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Example of a phrase: 'in the room'. What is it?

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Phrase.

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Example of a phrase: 'through the roof'. What is it?

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Phrase.

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Example of a clause: 'You are a wise man'. What is it?

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Clause.

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In the sentence 'I study hard so I get good grades', what is the underlined part?

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Clause.

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In the sentence 'Linda, a girl in my class, was absent today', what is the underlined part?

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Phrase.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a clause 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 clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not express a complete thought.

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Identify the phrase in the sentence: 'The cat on the roof is mine.'

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'on the roof' is the phrase.