Clauses and Phrases
How can you tell the difference between a noun phrase and a verb phrase?
Noun phrase: includes a noun, but not the verb
Verb phrases: includes a verb, but not the noun.
What are the 3 words that adverbs modify (describe)?
Adverbs modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
You can eat your cake with a spoon ___ fork.
What is the best coordinating conjunction to use in the blank?
Or , you’re making a choice between 2 things
I will drink ______ tea _____ water.
Which correlative conjunction best fits the blanks? Choose from:
whether...or , either … or , neither...nor
Either or
I am sorry you can’t go to the park today; besides, the weather forecast calls for rain.
Does this sentence represent condition 1 or condition 2?
Condition 1, it joins together 2 clauses, includes a semicolon at the end of the first clause followed by a comma after the adverb.
Imagine you are friends with a 5th grader who missed our word study lesson. Your friend asks you, “What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?” What would you tell them?
Possible answer:
Independent clauses can stand on its own, it is a complete thought. Dependent clauses cannot stand on its own, it is an incomplete thought. They both include a subject and a verb.
Adverbs only end in -ly.
Is this statement true or false? If it is false, provide an example of an adverb that doesn’t end in -ly.
False
Sample answer:
I went to the store today.
Today is the adverb.
What are the 7 coordinating conjunctions?
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
I don’t know _____ it will rain ___ not.
Which correlative conjunction best fits the blanks?
Choose from:
whether...or , either … or , neither...nor
Whether or
You can go when the chores are done. Otherwise, you will miss the party.
In the sentence above, is the adverb (otherwise) introducing, interrupting, or concluding a SINGLE main clause?
Introduces, the adverb is at the beginning of the 2nd sentence.
Since it is getting colder outside, I will need to buy a warmer jacket.
In the above sentence, what is the independent clause and what is the dependent clause?
Independent: I will need to buy a warmer jacket
Dependent: Since it is getting colder outside
She looked behind my back.
In the sentence above, what is the adverb?
Behind
What do coordinating conjunctions do? In other words, what is the definition?
Connects words, phrases and clauses giving them equal significance.
Not only will they paint the outside of the house but also the inside.
They will not only paint the outside of the house but they will also paint the inside.
Both of the sentences above use the correlative conjunction “Not only … but also.” Are they both correct? Is there only one that is correct, if so which one?
They are both grammatically correct. They can be used at the beginning of a sentence or in the middle.
I want to get my friend a birthday present; _______, I don’t know what she likes.
To fill in the blank, which conjunctive adverb is better?
Choose from: however , instead
However is correct, instead means as an alternative or another option, but that is not what the speaker is trying to say.
However is used to introduce a statement that contrasts what was previously said.
The lost puppy was hungry.
In the above sentence, what is the noun phrase in this sentence?
The lost puppy
I don’t understand why he walks so quickly.
In the sentence above, what is the adverb? What question does the adverb answer?
Quickly
How?
Zach refuses to eat peas, _____will he touch carrots.
What is the best coordinating conjunction to use in the blank? Explain why.
Nor, it’s talking about 2 negative things. Bill doesn’t want peas and also doesn’t want carrots.
Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join phrases or words that carry equal importance within a sentence. What does equal importance mean?
You’re making a choice between 2 similar things where one is not more important than the other. Such as "either ... or"
He makes me laugh; therefore he can stay.
Is the sentence above grammatically correct? If not, what is it missing?
No, the comma behind therefore is missing
What is the difference between a clause and a phrase? Give an example of a phrase and an example of a clause to show the difference.
A clause has a subject-verb combo, a phrase does not.
A sample:
Clause: She has been hungry all morning.
Phrase: been hungry
In the clause, there is a noun (she) and a verb (hungry) but in the phrase, there is only a verb (hungry), so it is a verb phrase.
The magnet was stuck on the inside of my backpack.
In the sentence above, what is the adverb? What question does the adverb answer? What word is the adverb describing?
Inside
Where?
Describes Stuck - the verb
I hate to waste water, ___ it is not environmentally friendly.
In the blank, is it better to use FOR or SO? Why?
For- because the 2nd clause is explaining the first.
It is not environmentally friendly explains why the speaker doesn’t want to waste water.
What is the difference between either... or, neither ...nor, and whether... or?
Whether or - Used for decision making or questions
Either or - Direct comparisons
Neither nor - 2 things that are not true
What is the main difference between condition 1 and condition 2? (Think about the function of the adverb, NOT the punctuation).
Condition 1 joins together 2 clauses while adverbs in condition 2 will introduce, interrupt, or conclude a single main clause.