New Improved Clauses and Phrases, 2025

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Clauses

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(b) Phrases

• brushing her hair

• because she wanted cookies

• We failed the test

• Doctor Sanchez knew the answer

• smelled of warm cookies and love

• next to the window

• Lucy asked for help

• above the fridge

​ (a)   have subjects AND verbs, but​ ​ (b)   do not.

• clauses
• phrases
• nouns
• verbs
• participials
• prepositionals

Match these grammar terms to their definitions.

• show action, feeling, condition

• Mrs. Yeagle

• the GOAT (or not?)

• participial phrases

• show location, relationship, and time

• prepositional phrases

• add detail to sentences

• phrases

• carry the action of sentences

• clauses

Clause or phrase?
After we ate dinner

• clause

• phrase

Clause or phrase?
while the others watched TV

• clause

• phrase

Clause or phrase?
sharing her markers

• clause

• phrase

Clause or phrase?
running all the way

• clause

• phrase

Clause or phrase?
I felt nervous

• clause

• phrase

Clause or phrase?
about the game

• clause

• phrase

Clause or phrase?
The cheerleaders took the floor

• clause

• phrase