Phrases and Clauses

What is an example of a Phrase? Fill in the blank: ________ is an example of a Phrase.

• Across the icy expanse

• The dog barked loudly

• She will arrive soon

• He runs every day

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

What is an example of an Independent Clause? Fill in the blank: ________ is an example of an Independent Clause.

• I ardently desired to become acquainted with it.

• Because I was tired.

• When the sun sets.

• If you come to the party.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is an example of a Dependent Clause? Fill in the blank: ________ is an example of a Dependent Clause.

• Because she felt shy

• She felt shy.

• She is happy.

• The sun is shining.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which type of sentence contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses?

• Complex sentence

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

Which of the following are compound sentences?

• A) But even the band seemed to know what she was feeling and played more softly, played tenderly, and the drum beat "The Brute! The Brute!" over and over.

• B) If he'd been dead she mightn't have noticed for weeks.

• C) For although the band played all the year round on Sundays, out of season it was never the same.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

• My favorite fruit is apples, but hers is peaches.

• After we go hiking in the summer, we love to swim to cool off.

• Aly was pleased with her SAT scores.

• At the skatepark, Louis fell, and he scraped his knee badly.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• My favorite fruit is apples, but hers is peaches.

• After we go hiking in the summer, we love to swim to cool off.

• Aly was pleased with her SAT scores.

• At the skatepark, Louis fell, and he scraped his knee badly.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

Which of the following is a simple sentence?

• My favorite fruit is apples, but hers is peaches.

• After we go hiking in the summer, we love to swim to cool off.

• Aly was pleased with her SAT scores.

• At the skatepark, Louis fell, and he scraped his knee badly.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

• My favorite fruit is apples, but hers is peaches.

• After we go hiking in the summer, we love to swim to cool off.

• Aly was pleased with her SAT scores.

• At the skatepark, Louis fell, and he scraped his knee badly.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Identify the difference between a phrase and a clause.

• A phrase does not have both a subject and a verb, while a clause does.

• A phrase always contains a verb, while a clause does not.

• A clause is always shorter than a phrase.

• A phrase and a clause mean the same thing.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E