1. The Phrase and The Clause 9 th Grade Writing

2. Phrase Definition: A phrase is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and does not contain a verb and its subject will be trying (verb phrase no subject) Between you and me (prepositional phrase, no verb no subject)

3. Different types of phrases ** REMEMBER** a phrase is a group of words that is used as a single part of speech and does not contain a subject and a verb

4. Prepositional Phrases Definition: usually tell: when where the action takes place We will meet at 4p.m. The car is in the garage

5. Noun Phrases the noun + all of its modifiers For example: The long and winding road (extends to the horizon).

6. Appositive Phrases Definition: a renaming or amplification of a word that immediately precedes it. My English teacher, the fabulous Mr. Webster, is cool.

7. If a group of words has a subject and a verb, the group of words is NOT a phrase We bought a used car (subject – we, verb - bought) After she had left (subject – she, verb- had left)

8. Clauses A clause is a group of words that contains a verb and its subject, and is used as part of a sentence There are 2 types: Independent Dependent

9. Independent Clauses a.k.a sentences A independent clause (or main clause) express a complete thought and can stand by itself. For example: Ms. Torres cut pieces of stained glass with a diamond wheel, and her partner put the pieces together with wax and lead

10. Dependent Clauses a.k.a. subordinate clauses A dependent or subordinate clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone. before the bell rings s. v. because he is proud s. v. after it stopped raining s. v.

11. CAVEAT Like a phrase, a clause is a word group used as part of a sentence. The difference is that a clause contains a verb and its subject, while the phrase does not

12. Guided Practice Do Not shout out the answers!! only hands please leaving behind the dog since she laughs at diffident men before the first test after the devastation between ignorance and intelligence when the saints go marching in because of her glittering smile

13. Guided Practice Do Not shout out the answers!! only hands please I despise individuals of low character between ignorance and intelligence Obediah Simpson is uglier than a rabid racoon smashing into a fence because she smiled at him.