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