What is a phrase?
A complete sentence
A question
A group of words with a subject and verb
A group of words without a complete thought
What is a clause?
A phrase
A single word
A group of words with a subject and verb
A sentence fragment
Which has BOTH a subject and a verb?
Phrase
Adjective
Clause
Word
Which is a phrase?
Running in the park
They are happy
He is tall
She runs fast
Which is a clause?
In the morning
She studies every day
After school
With her friends
True or false: a phrase can stand alone as a sentence.
True
False
True or false: an independent clause can stand alone as a sentence.
False
True
Which is an independent clause?
Because he studied
When she was tired
After dinner
She finished her homework
Which word often starts a dependent clause?
Dog
Because
Quickly
Blue
Which is a dependent clause?
The big dog
They went home
Because she was tired
She is happy
True or false: “in the classroom” is a clause.
True
False
True or false: “The student is writing” is a phrase.
False
True
Which sentence is COMPLETE?
Because she was late
He finished his work
After school
When he finished
Which is NOT a complete thought?
After school
She plays soccer
They are studying
He eats lunch
Which contains a phrase?
The girl in the red shirt is my friend
He is tall
She runs fast
They laughed
What is the phrase in this sentence? “She studied in the library.”
studied
She studied
She
in the library
