Phrases and clauses worksheets
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A clause has a subject and its own verb. A phrase does not. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence is independent; one that cannot is dependent.
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A phrase is a group of words with no subject and verb pair inside it. A clause has both. An independent clause could be printed alone as a sentence; a dependent clause could not, because a word like because or although leaves it waiting. Seventh graders name which one a word group is.
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8th grade
A dependent clause does one of three jobs. A noun clause takes the place of a noun: I know what you mean. An adjective clause describes a noun: the dog that barked. An adverb clause tells when, why, or under what condition: before the bell rang. Eighth graders name the job, and they tell a clause from a phrase that looks like one.
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