11/18 6th Grade English Review

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a phrase?

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A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject-verb pair and does not express a complete thought.

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What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?

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A phrase does not have a subject-verb pair and cannot stand alone, while a clause has a subject and a verb and can be independent or dependent.

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Identify the type of clause: 'when she sings'.

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This is a dependent clause because it cannot stand alone as a complete thought.

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Identify the type of clause: 'Several people stopped by'.

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This is an independent clause because it expresses a complete thought and can stand alone.

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What is an example of a dependent clause?

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An example of a dependent clause is 'Because I practice a lot'.

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What is an example of an independent clause?

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An example of an independent clause is 'I enjoy reading books'.

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What role do conjunctions play in clauses?

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Conjunctions connect clauses, and they can be coordinating (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or subordinating (because, although, since, etc.).

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.