Clauses

Clauses are.....

• groups of words that have a subject and a predicate

• groups of phrases that have a subject and a noun

• groups of sentences

• groups of independent and dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

Below is the definition of 'word'..... except:

• A single distinct meaningful element of sound

• A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed

• A single distinct meaningful element of a sentence

• A smallest meaningful element which can stand alone

What are phrases?

• Phrases are groups of words that act as a part of speech which can stand alone as a sentences

• Phrases are groups of words that act as a part of speech but cannot stand alone as a sentence

• Phrases are groups of sounds that act as a part of speech but cannot stand alone as a sentence

• Phrases are groups of sounds that act as a part of speech but can stand alone as a sentence

Here is the explanation of independent clauses

• It express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence

• It express a complete thought and feeling through a sentence

• It express a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence

• It express a complete thought and idea through a sentence

Subordinate or dependent clause ....

• Subordinate clauses completes the sentence to express a feeling.

• Subordinate clauses completes the sentence to express a complete thought.

• Subordinate clauses can act as a clause to express a complete thought.

• Subordinate clauses can act as parts of speech but depend on the rest of the sentence to express a complete thought

A ___________ expresses a complete thought and contains a subject (a noun or pronoun) and a predicate (a verb or verb phrase)

• Sentence

• Phrase

• Clause

• Word

A __________ is a dependent clause that acts as a noun.

• Noun Clause

• Relative Clause

• Subordinate

• Independent

______________ are clauses starting with the __________ who*, that, which, whose, where, when

• Relative clauses ; relative pronouns

• Relative clauses ; question marks

• Noun clauses ; relative pronouns

• Noun clause ; questions marks

_____________ can act as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of a preposition.

• Noun Clauses

• Relative Clauses

• That Clauses

• Wh Clauses

_________ are most often used to define or identify the noun that precedes them.

• Relative Clauses

• Wh Clauses

• That Clauses

• Noun Clause