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Clauses and Phrases

Clauses and Phrases. Sentence Structure Lesson. What is a Clause ?. A subject and predicate working together I am . Reading is fun. I study hard so I get good grades. Mike went to the park and Shelly cleaned. What is a phrase ?.

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Clauses and Phrases

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  1. Clauses andPhrases Sentence Structure Lesson

  2. What is a Clause? A subject and predicate working together Iam. Readingis fun. I study hard so Iget good grades. Mike went to the park and Shelly cleaned.

  3. What is a phrase? A group of words related to the subject or predicate. Hiding under the table, the dog knew he was bad. Mickey Mouse, the world’s best animal character, enraged the student.

  4. Conjunctions Join words, clauses, and phrases. Examples Rob and I went to the movies. She is good at singing and great at dancing. We ordered pizza but we couldn’t pay for it.

  5. Conjunctions

  6. Practice Identify Phrases Instructions: Identify the underlined phrase or clause. 1. Steven’s book, which made Oprah’s Book Club this month, is not in any stores. a. prepositional phrase    b. participial phrase    c. gerund phrase     d. infinitive phrase 2. While preparing for the speech, Joe couldn’t help but worry about his entrance. a. prepositional phrase    b. participial phrase    c. gerund phrase     d. infinitive phrase 3. Ahmad wants to visit Quebec, but he will need to wait for his next vacation. a. prepositional phrase    b. participial phrase    c. gerund phrase     d. infinitive phrase 4. Hoping for a miracle, the doctors continued the surgery. a. prepositional phrase    b. participial phrase    c. gerund phrase     d. infinitive phrase 5. Our boss supports donating time to charity. a. prepositional phrase    b. participial phrase    c. gerund phrase     d. infinitive phrase

  7. 6. Melanie hoped to find a cure for the disease, but she tried to be realistic. a. prepositional phrase    b. participial phrase    c. gerund phrase    d. infinitive phrase 7. After the banquet, the cooks will take a well-deserved break. a. prepositional phrase    b. participial phrase    c. gerund phrase    d. infinitive phrase 8. Joey is hoping for a change to play pool with his uncle. a. prepositional phrase    b. participial phrase    c. gerund phrase    d. infinitive phrase 9. The dog that Sam chose from the litter seems to be healthy. a. prepositional phrase    b. participial phrase    c. gerund phrase    d. infinitive phrase 10. Sam Smith, who recently spoke to the youth group, excels at motivating young people. a. prepositional phrase    b. participial phrase    c. gerund phrase    d. infinitive phrase

  8. Dependent Clauses Cannot stand by themselves. Do not express a complete thought. Conjunction + Subject + Predicate Examples Unless you want to go. Because I care. And you lose your cool.

  9. Independent Clause Can stand by itself or with a dependent. Expresses a complete thought. Subject + Predicate (no conjunction) Examples I ran. Fractions are fun. Pizza tastes good.

  10. Make Independent Clauses • Even if you’ve never been skiing before. • When I got home from school. • While Jan and I went to the park. How Many Clauses? • Tito sang, and then Jermaine sang, and finally Janet sang. • Cleaning out his book bag, the student noticed an old PB&J sandwich.

  11. Practice Phrases & Clauseshttp://www.grammaruntied.com/?p=1884

  12. Practice Dep. & Ind. Clauseshttps://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/clauses_ex1.htm

  13. Practice Clauses • Write each sentence. • Underline the subjects. • Circle the predicates. • Write how many clauses are there.

  14. 1 I like cookies and cakes but ice-cream is my favorite. 2 Tom, my neighbor’s brother, helped me catch the newspaper boy and scold him.

  15. 3 When Janet and I went to the park, it started raining so we went home. 4 Reading is fun but doing math problems is boring so I hate math.

  16. 5 Craig, my old friend, did not pick up the phone when I called because he was busy. 6 We are going to take a trip to Europe because we want to see its beautiful cities.

  17. Phraseor Clause? 1. at the store2. Gina came into the store3. although I could not play4. The running water5. from earlier centuries6. before a hurricane occurs7. during the rainy season8. I took a quick jog 9. after I walked the path10. through the winter months

  18. 11. to do the paper route12. jumping the rope13. since airports need room14. throughout the room15. will have finished

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