Phrases
Define "phhrase."
a group of words that does NOT have both a subject and a verb
Dependent clauses are also called ___________________ clauses.
What are subordinate clauses?
These are the four types of sentences.
What are imperative, declarative, exclamatory, and interrogative?
These are the four types of sentence structures that we discussed in class.
What are simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex.
Compound sentences are joined together with a comma and a _____________________ conjunction.
What is a coordinating? (FANBOYS)
This type of phrase starts with a preposition.
What is a prepositional phrase?
All clauses have these two things.
What are a subject and a verb?
This type of sentence is the only type of sentence that can end in more than one punctuation mark, depending on the context of the sentence.
What is imperative?
This sentence structure has two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
These are the seven coordinating conjunctions.
What are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
True or false:
Phrases do not have both subjects and verbs.
What is true?
This type of clause is a complete sentence; it can stand on its own.
What is an independent clause?
__________________ sentences give a command, or make a request.
What are imperative sentences?
This sentence structure can have a compound subject and a compound verb, but it can still function as one independent clause.
Example:
Sara and Michael studied for the test and scored well on the test. (Sara and Michael = subject, studied and scored = verb)
What is a simple sentence?
Properly punctuate the sentences.
Is it going to rain today ___
It's 50 degrees outside today.
Ewww! There are two, ginormous tarantulas crawling closer to me ____
What are 1) ?, 2) . , 3) !/.
Identify the type of phrase that this is*:
You will find my sister in the kitchen baking cookies.
*It's one of the five parts of speech.
What is prepositional?
Identify the independent clauses.
1. I enjoy running the mile.
2. Because it's cold outside.
3. When I grow up.
4. Sheila likes to cook dinner.
What are numbers 1 and 4?
These types of sentences are used the most.
What are declarative sentences?
What punctuation does a compound sentence need? There are TWO options.
What is a comma or a semicolon.
Identify if the italicized and underlined portions of the sentences are phrases or clauses.
1. My grandmother's house is over the woods and through the mountains.
2. When Molly comes home, I will ask her if she won her soccer game.
3. I enjoy crafting in the morning, but I don't like to craft at night.
4. Your drive-up order is ready, but you must pick it up before noon.
What are 1) phrase, 2) dependent clause, 3) phrase, 4) independent clause?
To check subject-verb agreement, what do we do about prep phrases?
Mark them out-they do not usually affect subject-verb agreement.
Dependent clauses are introduced with ____________________.
What are subordinating conjunctions?
Identify the type of sentences.
1. I enjoy reading outside on a warm day.
2. Do you know whose turn it is to wipe the desks?
3. I wish it would stay warm outside instead of changing between cold and warm weather.
4. Oh boo! I forgot to turn in my English homework!
What are 1) declarative, 2) interrogative, 3) imperative (expressing a wish), and 4) exclamatory.
Identify the sentence structure.
1. Running in the park, Elizabeth tries to avoid all the loose dogs.
2. I enjoy reading my books outside, but I don't like all of the bugs.
3. When it's raining outside, I like to grab my umbrella for protection from the rain.
What are 1) simple, 2) compound, 3) complex?
1. Running in the park (phrase), Elizabeth tries to avoid all the loose dogs (independent).
2. I enjoy reading my books outside (independent), but I don't like all of the bugs (independent).
3. When it's raining outside (dependent), I like to grab my umbrella (independent)
A complex sentence is made up of ______________________________________.
What is an independent clause and one+ dependent clauses?