PPT-Sentences, Phrases, and Clauses

Grammar Part II Part 1 Sentences A Sentence is a group of words that make a complete idea Sentences are made up of 3 parts 1 The Subject what is being spoken of 2 Verb . Mrs. Burhenn. What is a clause?. A clause is a group of words that contain BOTH a subject AND a verb.. There are two main types of clauses, an independent clause, and a dependent clause.. Independent Clauses. Andrea Lunsford. The Everyday Writer. Definition. A comma splice results from placing only a comma between clauses. A fused or run-on sentence is the same error with NO punctuation between clauses. They can be repaired in several ways including:. The politician that the secretary called . resigned. , . are . difficult to process. . This . well-established phenomenon has been explained by different theories relying on structural or functional variables including working memory limitations, discourse/pragmatics and experience (Roland et al., 2012; . Adjective Clauses. Adjective or Adjectival Clauses. Adjective clauses are dependent clauses . They modify . nouns or . pronouns. Adjective . clauses clarify the noun or noun . phrase. They answer questions . What is a phrase?. A group of words, which makes sense, but not complete sense, is called a Phrase. It is a group of related words without a subject and a finite verb. . A finite verb must have a tense and agree with its subject in number and person.. Grammar Notes. 610.3 . Commas after Introductory Phrases & Clauses. Use a comma after an introductory participial phrase.. Ex. . Determined to finish the sweater by Friday. , my grandmother knit night and day.. Anaphora. Anaphora (an-NAF-ruh): Figure of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases; repetition of the initial word(s) over successive phrases or clauses.. Andrea Lunsford. The Everyday Writer. Definition. A comma splice results from placing only a comma between clauses. A fused or run-on sentence is the same error with NO punctuation between clauses. They can be repaired in several ways including:. Bellwork. English . Bellwork. - Monday, January 29. Directions: Write the definition of a participial phrase. Write out the two examples and underline the participial phrases used. . 1. A . participial phrase . A group of words, which makes sense, but not complete sense, is called a Phrase. It is a group of related words without a subject and a finite verb. . A finite verb must have a tense and agree with its subject in number and person.. Adverb Clauses Adverb Clauses A clause is a group of words that contain: __________ and a ___________ Adverb clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction A comma is always placed after the clause. Grammar Review Clauses An   independent clause  is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. A dependent clause has a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone because it does not express a complete thought. What is a main clause?. A main clause makes sense on it’s own.. The explorers had found the location. A main clause. Sarah had found the. Not a main clause. It was cold in the . Icelands. A noun phrase includes a . noun. —a person, place, or thing—and the . modifiers.  which distinguish it. .. You can find the noun . dog.  in a sentence, for example, but you don't know which canine the writer means until you consider the entire noun phrase: .