Phrases and Clauses

Front

Group of words without a subject or verb

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A Phrase

Front

Has a subject, verb, and complete thought. Can stand alone as a sentence.

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An Independent Clause

Front

Has a subject and a verb, but doesn't express a complete thought. Cannot stand alone.

Back

A Dependent Clause

Front

A sentence with one independent clause.

Back

A simple sentence.

Front

Two or more independent clauses in one sentence.

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A compound sentence.

Front

Turns an independent clause into a dependent clause. Remember with (AAAWWUBBIS)

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subordinating conjunctions

Front

at the beginning of class

Back

a phrase

Front

because someone ate her lunch

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a dependent clause

Front

She was extremely hungry, so she couldn't focus in class.

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compound sentence