
Phrases & Clauses Workshop
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Chanel Marshall
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This lesson will give further review and practice on phrases and clauses.
The goal is to provide better understanding of these concepts.
Phrases & Clauses
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Phrases DO NOT have a subject-verb component
Clauses DO have a subject and a verb
Phrases vs. Clauses
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Multiple Choice
Phrase or Clause: Which one DOES have a subject-verb component?
Phrase
Clause
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Multiple Choice
Phrase or Clause: Which one DOES NOT have a subject-verb component?
Phrase
Clause
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Again, clauses have a subject-verb component
A subject will always be a noun or pronoun
A verb can be action (jump, dance, cry, sleep, etc) or being (is, be, was, are, have, etc)
More on Clauses
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Fill in the Blanks
What is the subject of this sentence?
"The cat was dozing on her bed."
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
What is the verb of the sentence?
"The president is the head of the executive branch."
Type answer...
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cannot stand on its own as a sentence
needs an independent clause
often begins with a SWABI (since, when, although, because, if)
Dependent Clause
can stand on its own as a sentence
it is a simple sentence when by itself
Independent Clause
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Multiple Choice
A dependent clause can stand on its own as a sentence.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
A dependent clause needs an independent clause to complete a sentence.
True
False
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Multiple Select
Which words can a dependent clause start with? (Choose all that apply.)
Because
If
Since
Although
When
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contains a subject-verb component
can be independent (stand on its own as a sentence) or dependent (can't stand on its own)
Clause
does not contain a subject-verb component
used as a single part of speech
Phrase
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Multiple Choice
Identify whether the underlined group of words is a phrase or a clause.
"I dream of traveling the world."
Phrase
Clause
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Multiple Choice
Identify whether the underlined group of words is a phrase or a clause.
"I really want to visit Italy before I get too old."
Phrase
Clause
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Multiple Choice
Identify whether the underlined group of words is a phrase or a clause.
"When my husband and I got married, we did go to the Bahamas for our honeymoon."
Phrase
Dependent Clause
Independent Clause
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Multiple Choice
Identify whether the underlined group of words is a phrase or a clause.
"My husband also wants to visit Alaska one day, though I'm not a fan of the cold."
Phrase
Dependent Clause
Independent Clause
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Multiple Choice
Identify whether the underlined group of words is a phrase or a clause.
"We both want to travel through Ireland because we both have Irish ancestry."
Phrase
Dependent Clause
Independent Clause
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Multiple Choice
Identify whether the underlined group of words is a phrase or a clause.
"If we ever win the lottery, we will definitely spend a lot of it on travel."
Phrase
Dependent Clause
Independent Clause
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Multiple Choice
Identify whether the underlined group of words is a phrase or a clause.
"For now, we will save our money every month to afford different trips each year."
Phrase
Dependent Clause
Independent Clause
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Poll
How confident do you feel about phrases and clauses after this workshop?
Please be honest in your answering. This will help me determine if we need to do any further work with phrases and clauses or if we can move on to the next grammar component.
Awesome! I get it now!
Good! I'm not doing too bad on it now.
Okay. I may need further practice and review, though.
Bad. I still don't understand it very well. Help!
This lesson will give further review and practice on phrases and clauses.
The goal is to provide better understanding of these concepts.
Phrases & Clauses
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