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- 2. DEVOTION • All thatwe have is from God and should be used to worship Him and serve others.
- 3. OBJECTIVES •To differentiate betweena phrase and a clause •To differentiate an independent clause from a subordinate clause
- 4. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is aphrase? What is a clause? How can you tell the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?
- 5. PHRASES AND CLAUSES Before weunderstand sentences, we must first learn to differentiate a phrase from a clause. Phrases and clauses are units/parts of sentences.
- 6. A phrase isa group of related words that DOES NOT contain a SUBJECT and VERB and is used as a part of speech in a sentence. A phrase cannot be a complete idea or a complete sentence by itself. N.B. The subject is the person or thing carrying out an action in a sentence. Examples of phrases: • “standard procedure” • “new era” • “after the meal” • “she and her sister” PHRASE
- 7. A clause isis a group of words that includes a subject and a verb and forms a sentence or part of a sentence. A typical clause consist of a subject and a predicate. Predicate: a verb/the part of a sentence that contains a verb and is stating something about the subject. A clause must also have meaning on its own. The underlined part of the sentences is the predicate CLAUSES Example: After the long hike up the mountain, the tour group rested and took in the views.
- 8. Subject + Verb= Clause The dog runs. WHAT IS A CLAUSE?
- 9. There are twotypes of clauses in the English Language: independent clause and dependant clause Independent clauses can stand on their own Dependent clauses cannot stand on their own TWO BASIC TYPES OF CLAUSES
- 10. An independent clauseis a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. An independent clause is also known as a main clause. An independent clause forms a sentence. An independent clause is a complete thought. For example: 1. I went to school. 2. Judy reads. 3. They play. 4. We sit. INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
- 11. EXAMPLES 1.Jeremiah plays thepiano. 2.Sue could not catch the bus. 3.Jewel did not finish the mathematics test. 4.We will return to school in January. 5.You must work hard.
- 12. DEPENDENT CLAUSE A dependent clauseis a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. A dependant clause is also known as a subordinating clause. It is dependent on the main clause for meaning. A dependent clause cannot stand alone. A dependent clause is not a complete thought. A dependent clause contains conjunctions and marker words such as : but, and , or, nor, so, because, after, although, etc
- 13. EXAMPLE • Because Jaellehates the violin, she plays the piano. • As a result of the Corona virus, we must remain at home until January. • Because Daniel didn’t do his math test, he was sent home.
- 14. INDEPENDENT OR DEPENDENT? 1.The teacher who lives next door to Rob is Mrs. Johnson. 2. Our dog will run away if the gate is left open. 3. Because the storm knocked out the power, school will be canceled on Thursday. 4. This is the homework assignment that you missed last week.
- 15. INDEPENDENT OR DEPENDENT? 1.The teacher who lives next door to Rob is Mrs. Johnson. 2. Our dog will run away if the gate is left open. 3. Because the storm knocked out the power, school will be canceled on Thursday. 4. This is the homework assignment that you missed last week. Dependent Independent Independent Dependent
- 16. INDEPENDENT OR DEPENDENTCLAUSE? 5. The movie was good although it was too long 6. Erica heard what her sister said, but she ignored it. 7. The moon shone on the ocean while the whales rose to the surface. 8. At the end of his class, Eric walked to his locker where the coach was waiting.
- 17. INDEPENDENT OR DEPENDENTCLAUSE? 5. The movie was good although it was too long 6. Erica heard what her sister said, but she ignored it. 7. The moon shone on the ocean while the whales rose to the surface. 8. At the end of his class, Eric walked to his locker where the coach was waiting. Independent Independent Dependent Dependent
- 18. DEPENDENT CLAUSE OR PHRASE? Under extremepressure Besides doing your work Until we leave Each answered
- 19. DEPENDENT CLAUSE OR PHRASE? Under extremepressure Besides doing your work Until we leave Each answered PHRASE DEPENDENT CLAUSE PHRASE DEPENDENT CLAUSE
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- 21. HOME WORK Please seethe Phrases, Independent Clauses or Dependent Clause Quiz posted to Schoology It is posted in the Term 2 “Assignment” folder. This quiz is to be completed by the due date.