Explain Role of Phrases and Clauses in General and in Sample Sentences: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1.A - Common Core: 7th Grade English Language Arts

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Select the answer choice that classifies the underlined portion of the sentence below:

We did the laundry at the laundry mat after practice.

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A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can function as a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form compound or complex sentences.

A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both.

A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.

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Select the answer choice that classifies the underlined portion of the sentence below:

Gabe was raised by two world class chiefs, so he can cook very well.

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A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can function as a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form compound or complex sentences.

A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both.

A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.

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Select the answer choice that classifies the underlined portion of the sentence below:

Blin and Matthew took detailed notes during the lecture on code creation.

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A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can function as a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form compound or complex sentences.

A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both.

A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.

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What is a clause?

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A clause is a part of a sentence that includes a subject and a predicate (verb). An example of a clause is “I eat bananas”. This short sentence has a subject and a predicate (verb) so it is a complete thought. The subject is what’s “doing” the action of the sentence and the verb is the action that the subject completes.

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What is a phrase?

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A phrase is a group of two or more words that do not contain both a subject and a predicate (verb). A phrase is a group (or pairing) of words in English. A phrase can be short or long, but it does not include the subject-verb pairing that makes a clause. An example of a phrase is: During the night…this phrase does not contain a verb and subject.

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Identify the clause in the sentence below.

After moving around quite a bit, Angela can speak two languages.

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A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can be a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form a compound or complex sentences.

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Identify the phrase in the sentence below.

The new secretary in the office has been making a lot of mistakes.

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The new secretary in the office… is the phrase in the provided sentence. A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both. This example is missing a predicate (verb) which can be found later in the sentence (making) as part of the clause.

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How is the group of underlined words classified?

Leeches are often associated with water, but one variety of the species can be found in the desert, where they crawl into the noses of camels.

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A clause is a group of two or more words that do not contain both a subject and a predicate (verb). This underlined group of words contains the subject but does not have a predicate (verb).

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand on its own as a sentence: it has a subject, a verb, and is a complete thought. An example of an independent clause is: I was late to class. This short sentence contains a subject and verb so it can stand on its own.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that also contains a subject and a verb, but it is not a complete thought. It cannot stand as its own sentence. An example of a dependent clause is: When I arrived to work… this sentence cannot stand on its own, it trails off leaving the reader wondering what happened. It has a subject and a verb but is not complete - it depends on there being another clause to complete the sentence.

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Choose the best clause to make this a grammatical sentence.

When you go bowling,

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This clause completes the sentence so it has all of the necessary pieces. It has a subject and predicate (verb) and can now stand on its own as a complete thought.

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Combine the sentence and phrase provided to create the most logical option.

Sentence: She would go anywhere
Phrase: With her son

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This combination of the sentence and phrase is the most logical and includes all parts (subject and predicate (verb)) to make a complete sentence.

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Combine the sentence and phrase provided to create the most logical option.

Sentence: I would do anything
Phrase: For my dog

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This combination of the sentence and phrase is the most logical and includes all parts (subject and predicate (verb)) to make a complete sentence.

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