Santa Clause ain't coming to town.
(but Grammar Clauses are!:))
(Don't write in permanent) Signal Words
If only it were just that simple...
Hopefully, it's just a phrase.
Declaration of Independence (or Dependence.)
100

What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?

A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb.

100

Little Ann and Old Dan were two dogs who played important parts in Billy's life.

who

100

What type of sentence has two clauses:  One independent clause and one subordinate clause?

What is a Complex Sentence.

100

In the middle of the woods.

Phrase

100

Billy used Grandpa’s comb and brush while he wasn’t looking.

What is the dependent clause and is it 

a - adverbial

b - adjectival 

c - noun clause

What is "while he wasn't looking" and it is adverbial, as it tells when Billy used Grandpa's comb and brush.

200

What are the two different types of clauses?

Dependent and Independent

200

Billy used Grandpa’s comb and brush while he wasn’t looking.

While

200

A sentence that has one independent and at least one dependent clause.

What is a complex sentence?

200

That the tree would fall.

Clause 

(dependent)

200

Little Ann came to Billy when he snapped his fingers, but the other dog jumped off the table.

What is the dependent clause in this sentence? Is it 

a - adverbial

b - adjectival

c - a noun clause

What is "when he snapped his fingers" and it is adverbial because it tells you when Little Ann came to Billy.

300

What type of clause has a subject, a verb, and an incomplete thought?

Dependent Clause

300

As the cold water touched his body, he let out a yell that could be heard for miles.

As, that

300

A sentence that has at least two independent clauses. 

What is a compound-sentence?

300

By the limb near the hackberry tree.

Phrase.

300

Billy entered Little Ann in the beauty contest.


How many clauses are in this sentence? 

There is only one independent clause.

400

What is an Independent Clause also called?

A complete sentence, or a simple sentence.

400

The fish that they fried during their camping trip was delicious.

The signal word in this sentence is "that"

400

What type of sentence is this, and how many of each clause type does it have?

Down he went, and as he fell, he let out a yell that could be heard for miles around.

What is compound-complex? Two independent clauses and two dependent clauses.

400

Until the time around dusk.

Phrase

400

When Grandpa found the red hairs on his brush, he took a mirror and looked at the back of his head.


What is the independent clause in this sentence? What is the dependent clause?

He took a mirror and looked at the back of his head is the first independent clause. 


When Grandpa found the red hairs on his brush is the dependent clause.

500

The man who robbed the bank got away with it.  

What is the signal word and what word does it modify?

500

What are these examples of:  while, when, although, if?

What are "subordinating conjunctions"?

500

What are these words examples of:  who, which, that, whose, whom?

What are relative pronouns?

500

What is the missing signal word:  The movie I saw was silly.

What is "that" -- The movie that I saw was silly.

500

What do you call this word:  "Run!"

What is a sentence?  (The subject is "you" understood.)