Phrases & Clauses

Preserving national historic sites will help protect our country’s heritage.

• phrase

• independent clause

• subordinate clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In 1936, the Blue Ridge Parkway became the first national route of its kind; it provided the best access to the spectacular Blue Ridge scenery.

• phrase

• independent clause

• subordinate clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Fort Laramie, which is called a national historic site, was first a fur-trading post; it later became an army post.

• phrase

• independent clause

• subordinate clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The National Park Service will continue to grow; people of our nation wish to preserve places of scenic, historic, and scientific interest.

• phrase

• independent clause

• subordinate clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In 1936, the Blue Ridge Parkway became the first national route of its kind; it provided the best access to the spectacular Blue Ridge scenery.

• phrase

• independent clause

• subordinate clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

From mansions to ranches and churches to wharves, the national historic sites use a variety of structures to showcase creative American craftsmanship.

• phrase

• independent clause

• subordinate clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Fort Laramie, which is called a national historic site, was first a fur-trading post; it later became an army post.

• phrase

• independent clause

• subordinate clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

From mansions to ranches and churches to wharves, the national historic sites use a variety of structures to showcase creative American craftsmanship.

• prepositional phrase

• appositive phrase

• infinitive phrase

• gerund phrase

• participial phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Many soldiers who fought in the American Civil War wrote of their military experiences, and some of these writings have been published.

• prepositional phrase

• appositive phrase

• infinitive phrase

• gerund phrase

• participial phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Most of these writers were amateurs, but one of them, John William De Forest, was a professional novelist.

• prepositional phrase

• appositive phrase

• infinitive phrase

• gerund phrase

• participial phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B