Phrases and Clauses

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What is a phrase?

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A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject-verb pair and does not express a complete thought.

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What is a clause?

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. It can be independent (able to stand alone) or dependent (cannot stand alone).

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a complete thought that can stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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Identify the clause type: 'Although it was raining'.

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Dependent clause.

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Identify the clause type: 'She enjoys reading books.'

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Independent clause.

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What is the function of a dependent clause in a sentence?

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A dependent clause provides additional information but cannot stand alone.

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What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?

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A phrase does not have a subject-verb pair, while a clause does.

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Example of a phrase: 'in the park'. What is it?

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Phrase.

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Example of a dependent clause: 'because I was tired'. What is it?

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Dependent clause.