Clauses and phrases

What is a phrase?

• a group of words that work together without a subject and predicate

• a group of words that answer "where?"

• a group of words that work together with a subject and predicate

• a word that describes the subject

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is a clause?

• a group of words that work together without a subject and predicate

• a group of words that answer "where?"

• a group of words that work together with a subject and predicate

• a word that describes the subject

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is a dependent clause?

• a group of words that work together with a subject and predicate and have a subordinating conjunctions.

• a group of words that answer "where?"

• a group of words that work together with a subject and predicate that can be a complete sentence

• a word that describes the subject

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

What is an independent clause?

• a group of words that work together with a subject and predicate and have a subordinating conjunctions.

• a group of words that answer "where?"

• a group of words that work together with a subject and predicate that can be a complete sentence

• a word that describes the subject

Which words are subordinating conjunctions (signal words)

• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• since, unless, when, after, before, although

• there, that, this, which, who

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.6

Is this line from the poem The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause?

this is for the unforgettable ones

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

Is this line from the poem The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause?

by any means necessary

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

Is this line from the poem The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause?

with chains on one hand and faith in the other

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

Is this line from the poem The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause?

with chains on one hand and faith in the other

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

Is this line from the poem The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause?

because black lives matter

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A