Phrases & Clauses

​Phrases & Clauses

clauses

​• group of words functioning as a part of speech

• can't be a sentence

• no subject/verb

• my best friend (noun)

• with the blue shirt (adjective)

• for twenty days (adverb)

phrases

​• can be a sentence (not always)

• has subject & verb

• dependent clause: the wizard who cast a spell (not a sentence)

• independent clause: the wizard cast a spell (sentence)

​The man ate the pork soup.

While the woman was eating

​independent clause

​dependent clause

​The best Beijing Duck in Shenzhen

noun phrase (no verb)

​under the ocean blue

adverbial phrase (no verb)

​the boy on the bus.

will be running

in the kitchen

very quickly

Martha and Jan

​What types of phrases?

​prepositional phrase noun phrase

adverbial phrase verb phrase noun phrase

​What types of clauses?

when I get home

the lights are not on

when you wake up

put it on the shelf

since it fell on the floor

​dependent

independent

Multiple Choice

Which one is the phrase?

• She fell down the stairs.

• crispy bacon with the pepper

• The jam and bread were served.

• The rain fell on the stove.

Multiple Choice

Which one is the clause?

• the cheeseburger with fries

• at the bottom of the sea

• running for the door

• while she was collecting rocks

Multiple Choice

Which one is the independent clause?

• the crab that crawled on the rock ate a shrimp

• since the sun was setting

• unless you bring a sleeping bag

• before you go to Hong Kong

Multiple Choice

Which one is the adverbial phrase?

• was texting

• under the table

• the black and brown turtle

• in an hour

Multiple Choice

Which one is the prepositional phrase?

• the spotted cat

• near London

• quickly running

• the yellow turtle