Clause vs Phrase A Clause Contains BOTH a subject and verb If INDEPENDENT it can stand alone as its own sentence Because he stood in the doorway the guests could not enter A Phrase ID: 783696
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Clauses – foldable notes
Slide2Clause vs. Phrase
A Clause…
Contains BOTH a subject and verb
If INDEPENDENT, it can stand alone as its own sentence
Because he stood in the doorway, the guests could not enter.
A Phrase…
Does NOT contain both subject and verb (may have only one, but not both)
Standing in the doorway
,
the boy blocked the guests’ path.
Slide3Independent vs. Subordinate Clauses
Independent
Can stand alone
A “sentence” that “expresses a complete thought”
He had not slept, so he was tired. (
Ind/Ind)
Two independent clauses can be joined by…
, FANBOYS OR ; (semi-colon)
Subordinate
Cannot stand alone
“sounds” incomplete – usually because of the FIRST WORD of the clause
Because he had not slept
,
he was tired
. (Sub/
Ind
)
If you see clauses joined by ONLY a COMMA, one of them is subordinate.
Slide4Adjective vs. Adverb Sub. Clauses
Adjective
Describe nouns
Answer Which one? How many? What kind?
Ex: The street where I live
has many hillsKey words that begin:that, who(m), whose, which, when, where, why
Adverb
Describe verbs,
adj
, adv.
Answer When? Where? Why? How? To what extent?
Ex: I sleep
where I live
.
Key words that begin:
After, although, as, because, before, even though, if, since, so, than, though, unless, until, when(ever), where(ever), while.
Slide5Noun Clauses
Used how NOUNS are used in
a
sentence
DO (follows Act. Verb)PN (follows Linking Verb)OP (follows prep.)SUB (beginning of sentence)IO (answers “to/for” whom – BEFORE a DO)Keywords: that, how, when, where(ever), whether, why, what(ever), who, whom, who(ever), whom(ever), which(ever)