Phrases

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Phrases Clauses
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Phrases

• A phrase is a group of words that functions as a
  single part of speech in a sentence.
• Phrases do not have a subject and verb.
• I just read an excellent book about tornadoes.
• about tornadoes is a prepositional phrase that
  acts as an adjective

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Adjective Phrases

• Adjective Phrases modify the noun by telling what
  kind or which one.
• It rattled the windows in the room.
• in the room tells which windows

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• The sound of the wind scared us.
• of the wind is
• Prepositional phrase that functions as
• An adjective

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• There was a smell of rain in the air.
• of rain
• in the air
• Both prepositional phrases functioning as
• adjectives

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Adverb phrases

• An adverb phrase is a prepositional phrase that
  modifies a verb, adjective, or an adverb.
• Adverb phrases point out where, when, in what
  way, or to what extent.

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• During the storm, ranchers chased the herd.
• During the storm is an adverb phrase that tells
  when they chased the herd.

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• Rain fell across the plain states.
• across the plain states is an adverb phrase
  that tells where the rain fell.

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• Adjective or Adverb Phrase?

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The woman at the store gave me an umbrella.

• Adjective phrase

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He ran into the house to get out of the storm.

• Adverb phrase

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The clouds gathered and darkened at a rapid rate.

• Adverb phrase

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The town on the southern tip of Alabama got the
most rain.

• Adjective phrase

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Clauses

• A clause is a group of words with its own subject
  and verb.
• A clause may be a complete sentence (independent
  clause) OR
• A clause may not be a complete sentence
  (dependent clause)

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A compound sentence contains a fanboys
conjunction and two _____________ ____________

• INDEPENDENT CLAUSES

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Another name for a dependent clause is a
__________ __________

• SUBORDINATE CLAUSE

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A complex sentence has an independent clause
joined by one or more __________ __________

• SUBORDINATE CLAUSES

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Any time you see the conjunction ___________, you
know its a complex sentence.

• BECAUSE

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That, who, which, whom, whoever, and what are all
__________ conjunctions.

• SUBORDINATE

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If you combine two simple and one complex
sentence, or combine two complex sentences its
called a ________ ________ sentence.

• COMPOUND-COMPLEX

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Another name for the FANBOYS conjunctions are
the __________ __________

• COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

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Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex?
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Maria and Tom enjoyed watching the monkeys in
their cages at the zoo.

• SIMPLE

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He preferred the log flume, so he rode it three
times in a row.

• COMPOUND (, so)

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My class went to the amusement park, and we also
went to the zoo.

• COMPOUND (, and)

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Everyone thanked our chaperones, because they
were so helpful.

• COMPLEX (because)

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We bought a souvenir at the gift shop in the
center of the plaza.

• SIMPLE

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The tourists carried their bags and walked for
about twenty minutes.

• SIMPLE

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Before we could answer, the teacher gave us a
clue.

• COMPLEX (Before)

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Until we complete all of our homework, she cant
play soccer and I cant call my friends.

• COMPOUND-COMPLEX
• (Until, and)

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We shopped, yet we werent able to find the right
one.

• COMPOUND (,yet)

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The bookbag that I found didnt belong to Michael.

• COMPLEX (that)