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.

b. The turkeys, / roosting in the street / out of coyotes’ reach, / clucked drowsily.

WHY?

G.U.M.S. page 10

PHRASE CLAUSE

BOTH

CLAUSES

PHRASES

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

Independent (Main) Clause* has a subject* has a predicate (verb)* can stand as a complete 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!