Phrases and Clauses

A group of words that contains a subject or a verb

• clause

• phrase

• dependent

• independent

2. A group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

• phrase

• clause

• dependent

• independent

The part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about

• subject

• predicate

• phrase

• clause

The part of a sentence that tells what the subject of the sentence is doing

• phrase

• clause

• subject

• predicate

the part/s of speech that make up a subject (choose 2)

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adverb

the part of speech that makes up a predicate

• noun

• pronoun

• verb

• adverb

a clause that can stand alone as a sentence

• independent

• dependent

a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence

• independent

• dependent

an adjective phrase or clause modifies a...(choose 2)

• noun

• verb

• adverb

• adjective

• pronoun

an adverb phrase or clause modifies a...(choose 3)

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun