Phrases & Clauses Review

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

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. This is why a dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

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.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

If you leave a dependent clause or a phrase by itself, you create a ________________________ _______________________ .

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Phrases and Clauses: Identify the boldfaced sentence part as either an independent clause (IC), a dependent clause (DC), or a phrase (P).

Because students learn at different rates, teachers often use small-group instruction to provide support.

• Dependent Clause

• Phrase

• Independent Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Phrases and Clauses: Identify the boldfaced sentence part as either an independent clause (IC), a dependent clause (DC), or a phrase (P).

Wanting to improve her classroom management strategies, Ms. Johnson attended a weekend workshop.

• Phrase

• Dependent Clause

• Independent Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Phrases and Clauses: Identify the boldfaced sentence part as either an independent clause (IC), a dependent clause (DC), or a phrase (P).

The principal announced that the school would receive a grant for updated library resources.

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Phrases and Clauses: Identify the boldfaced sentence part as either an independent clause (IC), a dependent clause (DC), or a phrase (P).

To prepare for the presentation, the students gathered in the media center after school.

• Phrase

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Sentence or Fragment? Determine whether each word group is a sentence (S) or a fragment (F).

The chef prepared several new dishes for the evening menu.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F