Definitions
A ___________ is a group of words missing a subject, a predicate, or both.
Phrase
Identify the underlined group of words as a phrase or a clause.
Sally mowed the lawn after school.
phrase
What kind of words do adjective phrases and clauses describe?
nouns or pronouns
What kinds of words do adverb phrases or clauses describe?
verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
Words that describe nouns are ___________.
adjectives
A _________ is a group of words that contain both a subject (noun) and a predicate (verb).
clause
Is the underlined clause an independent or dependent clause?
The cat ran to the litter box.
independent
Is the underlined group of words an adjective phrase or clause? Which noun is it describing?
The boys from his class wanted to buy a soda.
an adjective phrase
boys
What do adverb phrases or clauses tell (what questions do they answer)?
how, when, where, why, or to what extent
Words that describe verbs, adjectives, or adverbs are _________.
A clause that cannot stand alone and is not a complete sentence is a __________ clause.
subordinate
Is the underlined group of words an independent or dependent clause?
When class ended, students exited the room.
dependent
Is the underlined group of words an adjective phrase or clause? Which noun is it describing?
He really loved the jacket that she sold him.
adjective clause
jacket
What is the adverb clause in the following sentence:
"She sings beautifully whenever she practices regularly."
whenever she practices regularly
What two parts of speech must a clause contain?
A noun and a verb
A phrase or clause that describes a noun is an __________.
adjective phrase and clause
Identify the underlined group of words as a phrase or a clause.
Sally's mood changes while she mows.
clause
Identify the adjective phrase.
The game on Tuesday was successful.
on Tuesday
Which word is the underlined adverb phrase describing?
Because Nascar drivers race in a car, many people don't view them as athletes.
race
What two different parts of speech could make up a subject of a sentence?
nouns or pronouns
A group of words that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb is an ____________.
adverb phrase or clause
Provide examples of subordinating conjunctions that would make a clause dependent.
although, because, after, when, ...
Identify the adjective clause.
Her appointment, which took three hours, was exhausting.
which took three hours
What does the underline phrase tell (how, when, where, why, or to what extent)?
Nascar drivers cannot practice for the racetrack on the regular highway.
why
What part of speech does a predicate contain?
a verb
What is the difference between adjective and adverb clauses and phrases?
Adjective phrases and clauses describe nouns
Adverb phrases and clauses describe verbs, adjectives, or adverbs
Identify the subordinate clause and an independent clause in the following sentence.
"Because the storm was so strong, the power went out."
Subordinate: Because the storm was so strong
Independent: the power went out
What is the adjective clause or phrase in the following sentence:
"The car that my brother bought is red."
that my brother bought
Identify the adverb clause in the following sentence. Identify which question the adverb clause answers: when, where, how, why, or to what extent
As bad weather comes close to our town, the city prepares for the worst.
As bad weather comes close to our town,
tells when
What part of speech would you add to the beginning of an independent clause to make it dependent?
subordinating conjunction