Post on 21-Dec-2015
Welcome to class!
In your G.U.M.S. on page 9 , copy the sentence below that you think is divided into meaningful
chunks. Be prepared to discuss your choice:
a. The turkeys, roosting / in the street out / of coyotes’ reach, / clucked drowsily.
b. The turkeys, / roosting in the street / out of coyotes’ reach, / clucked drowsily.
PHRASES
A phrase is …
* a group of words* working together to form one idea* lacks either a subject or a verb (predicate)* cannot stand alone as a sentence
PHRASES
Prepositional Phrases:Our house in Maine is a
cabin.
Verb Phrases:His complaining is causing tension.
CLAUSES
A clause is …
* a group of words* working together to form one idea* has a subject* has a verb (predicate)* could stand alone as a sentence
Dependent (Subordinate) Clause* has a subject* has a predicate (verb)* can NOT stand as a complete sentence
G.U.M.S. page
PHRASE CLAUSE
BOTH
Group of wordsWorking together Has a subject or a verbCannot stand as a sentence
Two examples:Prepositional phrases Verb phrases
Group of wordsWorking together Has a subject and a verbCan stand as a sentenceTwo types:Dependent – can’t stand alone as a sentenceIndependent – can stand alone as a sentence
Your assignment:Complete “Weathering these Phrases and Clauses”
____1. you should read more magazines (t)
____2. after the hurricane (s)
____3. as soon as the moon wanes (n)
S VI
S
S V
P
D
If you do not finish in class, this becomes independent practice and is due at the beginning of class tomorrow!