1. Phrase and Clause
What is the difference?

2. Phrase--Definition A phrase is a group of words
that is used as a single part of speech
that does NOT contain a verb and its subject
Examples:
with soft brown fur
under the dining table
after the high school football game

3. A clause is a group of words that contains a verb and its subject
Clause--Definition
A clause is a group of words that contains a verb and its subject
The stallion tossed his mane happily.
Examples:
The barbed-wire fence guards the house.
After the last sailboat crossed the finish line

4. Clause—Definition (cont.)
TWO MAIN TYPES OF CLAUSES:
Dependent clause (also called subordinate clause)
Cannot stand alone as a sentence
Must be attached to an independent clause
Independent clause
Can stand alone as a sentence
Expresses a complete thought
The stallion tossed his mane happily.
After the last sailboat crossed the finish line
(cannot stand alone)
The barbed-wire fence guards the house.

5. Examples Phrase Clause
After school, the two friends rode their bikes to the beach.
Riding quickly, the boys arrived at the shore.
Clause
Dependent clause
Independent clause
After the school day ended, the boys rode their bikes.
Independent clause
Dependent clause
They swam at the beach until their mothers called them.

6. Clause and Phrase: Practice
Identify the bold-faced words in each sentence.
With every step, her pace quickened.
a. phrase
b. clause
Before the rain fell, she quickly planted her flowers.
a. phrase
b. clause
The girls saw a shooting star while they were camping.
a. phrase
b. clause
We saw an elephant at the zoo in the city.
a. phrase
b. clause
You try it: On separate paper,
Write 3 sentences and identify the phrases and clauses.

7. Verb Verb—a word that tells of an action or a state of being
Examples of action verbs: run, drive, sweep
Examples of being verbs: is, am are, was, were

8. Subject
Subject—the word or words in a sentence that tells the person, place, thing or idea that is spoken about in the rest of the sentence
Examples of subjects:
Simple subject is underlined.
Complete subject is boldfaced.
The girl with the brown hair was sitting on the bench at the park.
After school, the two friends rode their bikes to the beach.

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