Week 1: Clauses and Phrases

An ____________ clause contains a subject, verb, and a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence.

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A _______________ clause contains a subject and a verb, but it does not contain a complete thought.

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• incomplete

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The acronym AAAWWUBBIS helps you to remember the subordinating conjunctions. If you put an AAAWWUBBIS in front of a sentence, the sentence becomes a ______________ clause.

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• incomplete

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

If you leave a dependent clause by itself, you create a ____________.

• problem

• independent clause

• complete sentence

• fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

A ____________ is a word group that does not contain its own subject and verb. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• phrase

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is NOT a part of the acronym AAAWWUBBIS?

• as

• after

• and

• although

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following is NOT a part of the acronym AAAWWUBBIS?

• what

• when

• whenever

• while

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following is NOT a part of the acronym AAAWWUBBIS?

• before

• because

• but

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following IS a part of the acronym AAAWWUBBIS?

• in

• if

• instead

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following IS a part of the acronym AAAWWUBBIS?

• since

• sense

• so

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E