Exploring Phrases and Clauses in Language Handbook Level G

The video tutorial reviews phrases and clauses, focusing on identifying subjects and verbs in sentences. It explains the difference between phrases and clauses, including independent and dependent clauses. The teacher guides students through exercises, underlining subjects and verbs, and identifying clauses in sentences. The lesson concludes with a review of answers and a preview of the next topic on adjective phrases and clauses.

What is a phrase?

• A group of words missing either a subject or a verb

• A complete sentence

• A group of words with both a subject and a verb

• A single word

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a clause?

• A single word

• A group of words missing either a subject or a verb

• A complete sentence

• A group of words with both a subject and a verb

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In the sentence 'When World War II broke out, Verdun served in the US Army,' what is the subject of the first clause?

• Broke out

• US Army

• World War II

• Verdun

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'After that, Verdun spent time in Paris where he studied art,' what is the verb in the second clause?

• Spent

• Time

• Studied

• Paris

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• Verdun became a songwriter

• After spending time in Paris

• In the 1960s

• When he helped establish the gallery

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is a dependent clause?

• When he helped establish the gallery

• Verdun was supporting young minority artists

• He studied art

• Verdun served in the US Army

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is a phrase?

• When he helped establish the gallery

• He also became active in civil rights

• In the 1960s

• Verdun focused on creating collages

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the subordinating conjunction in the sentence 'When he helped establish the gallery'?

• He

• Helped

• When

• Establish

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following sentences contains a prepositional phrase?

• Verdun became a songwriter

• He studied art

• When he helped establish the gallery

• In the 1960s, Verdun focused on creating collages

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What will the next lesson focus on?

• Adverb phrases

• Adjective phrases and clauses

• Verb phrases

• Noun phrases

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CCSS.L.3.1G