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Grammar!

Grammar!. Phrases and Clauses - fanboys. What’s the difference?. Between a phrase and a clause ? A phrase is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does not contain BOTH a verb and a subject. It can’t stand alone. Examples :

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Grammar!

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  1. Grammar! Phrases and Clauses - fanboys

  2. What’s the difference? • Between a phrase and a clause? • A phrase is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does not contain BOTH a verb and a subject. It can’t stand alone. • Examples: • Prepositional Phrases (used as an adj or adv) - to the pool, at the beach, instead of ice cream • Participial Phrases (used as a adj) - watching the clock, peeling the apples, shooting the ball • Gerund Phrases (used as a noun) – bringing me the newspaper, running the 100-meter dash • Infinitive Phrases (noun, adj or adv) – to make tomales, to shoot the ball, to beat the drum

  3. What’s the difference? • Between a phrase and a clause? • A clause is a word group that contains a verb and its subject and that is used as a sentence or part of a sentence • Independent Clauses: express a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence • Subordinate/Dependent Clauses: do not express a complete thought and can’t stand alone

  4. Decorating your sentence - FANBOYS • Coordinating Conjunctions connect two INDEPENDENT CLAUSES. Meaning: these two sentences could stand alone, but it’s just better if we put them together… BUT! Since they are independent and don’t like to be part of a pair, we need a FANBOYS and a comma to keep the peace! , Complete Sentence FANBOY Complete Sentence For And Nor But Or Yet So Ex. Sally loves One Direction, but she also loves Ne-yo.

  5. Decorating your sentence - FANBOYS • IMPORTANT NOTE: ONLY when FANBOYS connect independent clauses (complete sentences) do they take a COMMA Complete Sentence FANBOY INcomplete Sentence For And Nor But Or Yet So Ex. Sally loves One Direction but also loves Ne-yo. Since “also loves Ne-yo” cannot stand by itself, there is no comma necessary.

  6. Punctuate the following sentence in your notes: • I believe in fairies, for they left me candy under my pillow last night.

  7. Punctuate the following sentence in your notes: • I think that Nickelodeon is a really great channel yet I still really love Disney.

  8. Punctuate the following sentence in your notes: • I am going to study so much for the test so I won’t have to retake it.

  9. Punctuate the following sentence in your notes: • I believe in fairies, for they left me candy under my pillow last night.

  10. Punctuate the following sentence in your notes: • We could go to the movies or to the park.

  11. Punctuate the following sentence in your notes: • I don’t like school nor do I like studying.

  12. Decorating your sentence - FANBOYS • Now write: Write three sentences using FANBOYS to connect two independent clauses with proper punctuation. , Complete Sentence FANBOY Complete Sentence For And Nor But Or Yet So

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