PHRASEA pair or group of words that consists of a subject or a predicate (verb). A phrase is NOT a complete sentence!
has been in the United States for 70 years
Prepositional Phrase
Verb Phrase
Prepositional Phrase
CLAUSEA pair or group of words that consists of a subject and a predicate. A clause includes phrases and can create a complete sentence.
Captain America has been a famous superhero in the United States for 70 years.
Verb PhraseSubject
Prepositional Phrases
INDEPENDENT ClauseSTRONG Clause orMAIN Clause-A complete sentence-CAN stand alone
Before he became Captain America, Steve Rogers was a scrawny student who could not pass the physical requirements to enlist in the Army.
DEPENDENT ClauseWEAK Clause orSUBORDINATE Clause-NOT a complete sentence-CANNOT stand alone
Before he became Captain America, Steve Rogers was a scrawny student who could not pass the physical requirements to enlist in the Army.
-Requires Subordinate Conjunction
SIMPLE Sentence- One INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
- Can have COMPOUND SUBJECT or COMPOUND PREDICATE
During WWII, Steve Rogers volunteered for Operation: Rebirth.
The Army and Professor Abraham Erskine intended to enhance the US soldiers to the height of physical perfection.
Rogers was injected with the “Super Soldier Serum” and exposed to a burst of “Vita-Rays.”
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Verb Phrase
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COMPOUNDSentence
- TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES- Linked by a COMMA and a FAN BOYS conjunction
The process successfully altered his musculature from its frail state, and his reflexesreached the pinnacle of human possibility.
S 1
S 2
V 1
V 2 , AND
Operation: Rebirth was a great success, but Professor Erskine was assassinated by a Nazi operative.
, BUT
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S 2
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COMPLEX Sentence- An INDEPENDENT CLAUSE and a DEPENDENT CLAUSE
- Dependent clause begins with an ABE HIPSTUW (subordinate) conjunction
Because of his new found abilities, Rogersbecame a symbolic US hero to counter the Nazi propaganda machine.
Codenamed “Captain America,” Rogers was givena bulletproof shield and wore a costume which he modeled after the American flag.
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- TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES and a DEPENDENT CLAUSE
- Will have a FAN BOYS and an ABE HIPSTUW conjunction
, AND
COMPOUND -COMPLEX Sentence
After making a daring air escape from his
Nazi captors, Captain America’s plane was
shot down, and his body was frozen in ice.,
S 1
S 2
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V 2
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