Clauses and Phrases

A sentence of 2 or more words acting as a unit in a sentence.

• Clause
• Phrase
• Compound
• Complex

A sentence with more than on subject or predicate.

• phrase
• complex sentence
• Compound sentence
• clause

A sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clause.

• compound-complex sentence
• compound sentence
• complex sentence
• clause

A sentence that stands on it's own.

• Independence Clause
• Dependent Clause

a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does now express a complete thought.

• Independent clause
• Dependent Clause

This is an example of what?
Our planet revolves around the sun.

• Independent Clause
• Dependent Clause

This is an example of what?
After he went to work

• Independent Clause
• Dependent Clause

Example of what?
After our trip to the beach, school started back, and I was excited to see my friends.

• Compound sentence
• complex sentence
  complex sentence
• compound-complex sentence

Example of what?
I really want to go to work , but I'm too sick to drive.

• Compound sentence
• complex sentence
• compound-complex sentence