Identifying Clauses and Phrases G6

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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. Example: 'I enjoy playing football.'

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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. Example: 'Although I enjoy playing football.'

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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. Example: 'By the creek.'

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Identify the type of clause: 'When football season begins.'

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Dependent Clause

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Identify the type of clause: 'We are Heritage.'

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Independent Clause

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Identify the type of clause: 'Because football is a favorite sport.'

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Dependent Clause

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Identify the type of clause: 'Since we are high school students.'

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Dependent Clause

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Identify the type of phrase: 'By the creek.'

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Phrase

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What is the function of an Independent Clause in a sentence?

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An independent clause can function as a complete sentence on its own, providing a complete thought.

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What is the function of a Dependent Clause in a sentence?

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A dependent clause adds information to an independent clause but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.