2. Sentence
A group of words which make complete sense
is a sentence.
Read these:
• blue sky the is today
• Is today blue is sky the
• The sky is blue today.
3. Examples:
• Ravi loved frogs.
• Ramu Kaka grew flowers and vegetables in the
garden.
• I made a list of groceries.
• Mother baked a cake yesterday.
• Father took us to the park which is near our house.
• Let’s play scrabble when you are free.
• When shall we meet?
4. Phrase:
Phrase
Not a
complete
thought
Can have
subject,
verb, or
neither
Adjective phrase,
Adverb phrase, Noun
Phrase, Verb phrase,
Prepositional Phrase
Not a full
sentence
Phrase: group
of related
words that
does not
contain a
subject and
verb and is
used as a part
of speech
5. Examples:
•after a very long time
•behind the old building
•for all the hungry children
all my dear children
the information age
earnest in her desire
very happy with his work
6. CLAUSE:
Clause
Has a
subject
Has a verb
Independent &
Dependent =
Subordinate
Can express
a complete
thought
Clause:
A group of words
that contains a
subject and a verb
and is used as part
of a sentence or a
sentence by itself.
7. Examples:
I want some cereal.
Marie likes cats.
Joseph is a good soccer player.
She cried because her seashell was broken.
Whoever ate the last piece of cake owes me!
The bag that someone left on the bus belongs
to Mrs. Smith.
8. Which of the following are phrases?
Which are clauses?
1.In my room—Phrase
2.The cat went under the bed—Clause
3.Until next week P or C—why?
4. Quickly walking to the store P or C—
why?
5.Yet they tried—P or C—why?
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