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Grammar: Clauses and Phrases
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In general… Clauses and phrases are the building blocks of sentences
Every sentence must have at least one clause to be considered grammatically correct
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Clauses A clause is a subject and predicate working together.
Ex: I took the dog to the park. Ex: I love learning, so I spend a lot of time reading.
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Independent Clause a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a sentence. Example: Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz.
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Dependent Clause a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought A dependent clause cannot be a sentence.
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Dependent Clause Example
When Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz. Often but not always, a dependent clause starts with a common dependent marker: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while.
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Phrases A phrase is a group of words related to the subject, predicate or object. Phrases do not contain a subject and a predicate Phrases provide additional information about subject/predicate and objects Phrases describes how something is done OR it describes something
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Phrase Examples After working late into the night, Jack fell asleep on his desk. I left my keys inside of Whole Foods, my favorite grocery store.
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