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Clauses Vs. Phrases

Clauses Vs. Phrases. Mrs. Burhenn. What is a clause?. A clause is a group of words that contain BOTH a subject AND a verb. There are two main types of clauses, an independent clause, and a dependent clause. Independent Clauses.

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Clauses Vs. Phrases

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  1. Clauses Vs. Phrases Mrs. Burhenn

  2. What is a clause? A clause is a group of words that contain BOTH a subject AND a verb. There are two main types of clauses, an independent clause, and a dependent clause.

  3. Independent Clauses Independent clauses contain a subject AND a verb AND contain a complete thought. Example: Jimmy ran.

  4. Dependent Clauses Dependent clauses contain BOTH a subject and a verb BUT NOT A COMPLETE THOUGHT. They are introduced with a subordinating conjunction such as: because, although, since, if, etc. Example: Because Jimmy ran.

  5. Types of Dependent Clauses Noun Adjective Adverb

  6. Noun Clauses These clauses act like a noun. They are introduced with: what, where, why, how, where, when, who whom, which, whose, whether, that, if. Examples: He knows that his business will be successful. That there is a hole in the ozone layer of the earth’s atmosphere is well known.

  7. Adjective Clauses These clauses act like adjectives. They are introduced by: who, whom, which, whose, that, where, when. Examples: Men who are not married are called bachelors. Last year we traveled to San Francisco, which is famous for its architecture.

  8. Adverbial Clauses These clauses act like adverbs. There several types of adverbial clauses; they can describe time, place, cause, result, purpose, condition, or they can be a concession.

  9. Adverbial (time) Subordinators: when, before, after, until, since, as soon as Example: When he won the money, he decided to buy a car.

  10. Adverbial (place) Subordinators: where, wherever Example: She drove wherever she wanted.

  11. Adverbial (cause) Subordinators: because, as, since Example: She got a parking ticket because she parked illegally.

  12. Adverbial (result) Subordinators: so ... that, such ... that Example: He drove so fast that he got a speeding ticket.

  13. Adverbial (purpose) Subordinators: so that, in order that Example: He drove fast so that he could get to work on time.

  14. Adverbial (condition) Subordinators: if, unless Example: If she hadn’t won the lottery, she would have been very unhappy.

  15. Adverbial (concession) Subordinators: although, even though Example: Although she thought she was a good driver, she got a lot of tickets for speeding

  16. What is a phrase? A phrase is a group of words that DOES NOT contain BOTH a subject and a verb.

  17. Types of Phrases • Noun Phrases • Appositives • Gerunds • Infinitive • Participial • Absolute • Prepositional

  18. Noun Phrases Noun phrases contain a noun and all of its modifiers. There are three types of noun phrases: Appositives Gerunds Infinitive

  19. Appositives Appositives rename or describes another noun. Example: One of eleven brothers and sisters, Harriet was a moody and willful child. Bob, my best friend, works here. The boy looked at them, big black ugly insects.

  20. Gerund Phrases Gerund phrases are noun phrases with a gerund (-ing) at the beginning. Example: I love baking cakes.

  21. Infinitive Phrases Infinitive phrases use the infinitive form (to ____) Example: I love to bake cakes. Infinitive phrases can also be used as adverbial or adjectival phrase.

  22. Participial Phrases Participial phrases have a participle (a verb acting as an adjective; cascading water, broken table, etc.) Example: Crushed to pieces by a sledgehammer, the computer no longer worked.

  23. Absolute Phrases Absolute phrases are ALMOST complete sentences. They contain a subject, but are missing a verb. Example: My cake finally baking in the oven, I was free to rest for thirty minutes. She returned to her bench, her face showing all the unhappiness that had suddenly overtaken her. -An American Tragedy

  24. Prepositional Phrases Prepositional phrases are phrases that contain a preposition at the beginning. Example: She sat around the house. In the dark room, she felt all her old fears return.

  25. Your Turn! Are these clauses or phrases? A boy and his dog. Went to the store. I had a soda. The brown fox. The brown fox and quick dog. The boy laughed. Someone stole my purse. Stole my purse.

  26. More!! When I go to the store. Suzie plays with her dog everyday. Jonathan runs three miles a day. Although I can’t see him. After I go to the doctor. Since I got an A on the test. How do I get to the store? With he dog. To the store.

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