Phrase and Clause Review - 2022 - 2023

An "independent clause" is

• a group of words that does not usually express a complete thought on its own

• a group of words that may be missing a subject or verb or both

• a group of words that has a subject and a verb that expresses a complete sentence

• a group of words that has a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence on its own

An "dependent clause" is

• a group of words that almost always expresses a complete thought on its own

• a group of words that does not have a subject and a verb

• a group of words that has a subject and a verb that could express a complete sentence

• a group of words that has a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence on its own

In the following sentence, what is the underlined part?

I study hard ,so I get good grades.

• A prepositional phrase

• Dependent/subordinate clause

• Independent clause

Which of the following words is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

• and

• for

• of

• or

• but

What is the predicate in this sentence?

She has been to the grocery store.

• She

• has been

• to

• store

Can I have the pencil that I gave you last week?
What is the relative pronoun in the sentence above?

• I
• you
• that
• week

Read the following sentence carefully and identify the part in red as a phrase, independent clause, or subordinate/dependent clause.
Although math makes me nervous, I did well on my test.

• Phrase
• Independent Clause
• Dependent/Subordinate Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the prepositional phrase: Please return the book to the cabinet.

• Please
• return the book
• to the cabinet
• Please return

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CCSS.L.6.6

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• Red,Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue
• Above, Before, During, Off, Toward
• Him, Her, His, She, They
• Shoe, Pants, Skirt, Blouse, Shirt

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

I had a huge cup of coffee before I went to school.

• prepositional phrase

• independent clause

• subordinate clause