Phrases and Clauses

Identify the underlined part: 'Running down the street' in 'Running down the street, she tripped.'

• Clause

• Sentence

• Phrase

• Word

What is a dependent clause?

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

• A complete sentence that expresses a complete thought.

• A phrase that provides additional information but lacks a subject.

• A type of sentence that can stand alone and makes sense.

What is a clause?

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

• A single word that expresses a complete thought.

• A type of punctuation used in sentences.

• A phrase that cannot stand alone.

Example of a dependent clause: 'because I was tired'. What is it?

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence

What is a phrase?

• A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject-verb pair and does not express a complete thought.

• A phrase is a single word that conveys a complete idea.

• A phrase is a type of sentence that always includes a subject and a verb.

• A phrase is a collection of sentences that express a complex idea.

What is an independent clause?

• A phrase that cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• A complete thought that can stand alone as a sentence.

• A dependent clause that requires additional information.

• A type of sentence fragment.

Identify the clause type: 'Although it was raining'.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Coordinating clause

• Subordinate clause

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

• A sentence that contains dependent clauses only.

• A sentence that is a question.

What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?

• A phrase has a subject-verb pair, while a clause does not.

• A phrase does not have a subject-verb pair, while a clause does.

• A phrase is always longer than a clause.

• A clause is a type of phrase.

What is a subordinating conjunction?

• A word that connects two independent clauses.

• A word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause (e.g., because, although, since).

• A type of conjunction that only appears at the beginning of a sentence.

• A word that connects phrases within a single clause.