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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 ID: 161178

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Clauses Vs. Phrases

Mrs. BurhennSlide2

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.Slide3

Independent Clauses

Independent clauses contain a subject AND a verb AND contain a complete thought.

Example: Jimmy ran.Slide4

Dependent Clauses

Dependent clauses contain BOTH a subject and a verb BUT NOT A COMPLETE THOUGHT. They are introduced with a subordinating conjunction such as: because, although, since, if, etc.

Example: Because Jimmy ran.Slide5

Types of Dependent Clauses

Noun

Adjective

AdverbSlide6

Noun Clauses

These clauses act like a noun.

They are introduced with:

what, where, why, how, where, when, who whom, which, whose, whether, that,

if.

Examples:

He

knows

that his business will be successful.

That there is a hole in the ozone layer of the earth’s atmosphere

is well known. Slide7

Adjective Clauses

These clauses act like adjectives.

They are introduced by:

who, whom, which, whose, that, where,

when.

Examples:

Men

who are not married

are called bachelors.

Last year we traveled to San Francisco,

which is famous for its architecture

. Slide8

Adverbial Clauses

These clauses act like adverbs.

There several types of adverbial clauses; they can describe time, place, cause, result, purpose, condition, or they can be a concession.Slide9

Adverbial (time)

Subordinators:

when, before, after, until, since, as soon as

Example:

When he won the money

, he decided to buy a car. Slide10

Adverbial (place)

Subordinators:

where, wherever

Example:

She drove

wherever she wanted

. Slide11

Adverbial (cause)

Subordinators:

because, as, since

Example:

She got a parking ticket

because she parked illegally. Slide12

Adverbial (result)

Subordinators:

so ... that, such ... that

Example:

He drove

so fast that he got a speeding ticket. Slide13

Adverbial (purpose)

Subordinators:

so that, in order that

Example:

He drove fast

so that he could get to work on time. Slide14

Adverbial (condition)

Subordinators:

if, unless

Example:

If she hadn’t won the lottery

, she would have been very unhappy. Slide15

Adverbial (concession)

Subordinators:

although, even though

Example:

Although she thought she was a good driver

, she got a lot of tickets for speeding Slide16

What is a phrase?

A phrase is a group of words that DOES NOT contain BOTH a subject and a verb.Slide17

Types of Phrases

Noun Phrases

Appositives

Gerunds

Infinitive

Participial

Absolute

PrepositionalSlide18

Noun Phrases

Noun phrases contain a noun and all of its modifiers.

There are three types of noun phrases:

Appositives

Gerunds

InfinitiveSlide19

Appositives

Appositives rename

or describes another

noun.

Example:

One of eleven brothers and sisters

, Harriet was a moody and willful child.

Bob,

my best friend

, works

here.

The boy looked at them,

big black ugly insects

.Slide20

Gerund Phrases

Gerund phrases are noun phrases with a gerund (-

ing

) at the beginning.

Example:

I love

baking cakes

.Slide21

Infinitive Phrases

Infinitive phrases use the infinitive form (to ____)

Example:

I love

to bake

cakes.

Infinitive phrases can also be used as adverbial or adjectival phrase.Slide22

Participial Phrases

Participial phrases have a participle (a verb acting as an adjective;

cascading

water,

broken

table, etc.)

Example:

Crushed to pieces by a sledgehammer

, the computer no longer

worked.Slide23

Absolute Phrases

Absolute phrases are ALMOST complete sentences. They contain a subject, but are missing a verb.

Example:

My cake finally baking in the oven

, I was free to rest for thirty

minutes.

She returned to her bench,

her face showing all the unhappiness that had suddenly overtaken her.

-

An American TragedySlide24

Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional phrases are phrases that contain a preposition at the beginning.

Example:

She sat

around the house

.

In the dark room

, she felt all her old fears return.Slide25

Your Turn!

Are these clauses or phrases

?

A boy and his dog.

Went to the store.

I had a soda.

The brown fox.

The brown fox and quick dog.

The boy laughed.

Someone stole my purse.

Stole

my purse.Slide26

More!!

When I go to the store.

Suzie plays with her dog everyday.

Jonathan runs three miles a day.

Although I can’t see him.

After I go to the doctor.

Since I got an A on the test.

How do I get to the store?

With he dog.

To the store.