phrases and clauses

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Mia will be receiving a scholarship for the Youth Leadership Conference this summer. The underlined part can be described as a/an...

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verb phrase

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Difference between a phrase and a clause:

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A phrase lacks a subject-verb pair; a clause contains one.

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Identify the underlined part: 'Our curiosity satisfied, we stopped asking questions.'

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absolute phrase.

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Identify the participle phrase: Running as fast as she could, Lydia made it to class on time.

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Running as fast as she could,

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Identify the prepositional phrase: Because the superhero was powerful, the villain was destroyed in just a few scenes.

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in the graphic novel

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David Bowie, who I have adored since 12, passed away in 2016. The underlined part is a/an...

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relative clause.

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Identify the subordinate clause: I have not gone outside yet today because I have to finish working first.

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because I have to finish working first.

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Add an independent clause: "We want to renovate our house."

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We want to renovate our house, but we aren’t sure how much it will cost.

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The woman who stole my car must have been wearing a green jacket. Should this sentence have commas?

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No, it should not have commas because the relative clause is essential to the meaning.

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Correct punctuation of a prepositional phrase:

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Before art class, we have Spanish III.