Phrases and Clauses
a group of words that does not have a subject or a verb
What is a phrase?
Crossing the street is dangerous if you don't look both ways both ways first before you cross.
What is a complex sentence?
Gives the main argument of your essay and lists our your claims.
What is a thesis statement?
A group of words that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
What is an independent clause?
A group of words that has a subject and a verb
What is a clause?
I love to eat fried pickles.
What is a simple sentence?
The points you will be presenting in favor of your argument
What are claims?
Begins a dependent clause and joins it to an independent clause.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
Identify: Whenever I dial this number, I get a busy signal.
What is an adverb clause?
I wanted to go to the birthday party, but I was grounded that weekend.
What is a compound sentence?
What led you to make the claims/why you believe you way you do about an argument
What are reasons?
A group of words that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence but does have its own subject and verb.
What is a dependent clause?
Identify: The train raced through the tunnel.
What is a prepositional phrase?
When we went to the fair, we rode so many rides, and we ate so much food.
Information to back up your claims
What is evidence?
A subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun, answering which one or what kind.
What is an adjective clause?
What is an adjective clause?
I love going to the beach, but if I see a shark, there's no way I'm going in the water!
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Identifying your opponent's strongest argument and responding to it with why it is invalid/incorrect
What is a counterclaim?
What is an adverb clause?