Phrases & Clauses

Phrases & Clauses

Independent Clauses

Have a subject/verb pair which allows them to stand alone as a complete sentence.

Dependent Clauses

Have a subject/verb pair, but CANNOT stand alone because they begin with words making them incomplete (after/although/as/before/even/if/

since/until)

Multiple Choice

after I walked away from the explosion

• independent clause

• dependent (subordinate) clause

Multiple Choice

I failed my test

• dependent (subordinate) clause

• independent clause

Multiple Choice

as Sarah rode the flying pig

• dependent (subordinate) clause

• independent clause

Phrases

Do not have a subject/verb pair and cannot stand alone as sentences. Sometimes they have a verb with no subject or a noun with no verb

Multiple Choice

on a sunny day

• phrase

• clause

Multiple Choice

fighting in Narnia

• phrase

• clause

Multiple Choice

because she cried

• phrase

• clause

Multiple Choice

Fred loves chicken

• phrase

• clause

Multiple Choice

the fish stick

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent (subordinate) clause

Multiple Choice

the dog sneezed

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent (subordinate) clause

Multiple Choice

as he ran

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent (subordinate) clause

Multiple Choice

get her you fools

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent (subordinate) clause

Multiple Choice

swinging from the tree

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent (subordinate) clause

Multiple Choice

she fell down the stairs

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent (subordinate) clause

Multiple Choice

she fell down the stairs

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent (subordinate) clause