Sentence Sense: Phrases and Clauses Flashcard Review

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What is a clause?

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence: 'We went to Danube because we ran out of eggs.'

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because

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Which of the following is an independent clause? 'I will sleep until noon.' or 'Because it is the weekend.'

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'I will sleep until noon.' is an independent clause.

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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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Identify the phrase in this sentence: 'As quickly as possible.'

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'As quickly as possible' is a phrase.

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Which of the following is NOT a dependent clause? 'Because I wanted to,' 'When she heard her dog,' or 'Nick likes to build a wall.'

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'Nick likes to build a wall.' is NOT a dependent clause.

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What is a subordinating conjunction?

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A subordinating conjunction is a word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause.

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Give an example of a subordinating conjunction.

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Examples include: because, although, since, if.