MITS Unit 1: Clauses and Phrases Flashcards

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1
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An ___________ includes a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence.

A

Independent Clause

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A ______________ contains a subject and a verb, but it does not contain a complete thought.

A

Dependent Clause

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A _________ is a word or group that does not contain its own subject and verb. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

A

Phrase

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If you put an AAAWWUBBIS word at the beginning of a sentence the sentence becomes a ____________ clause

A

dependent

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If you leave a phrase or dependent clause by itself, what sentence error do you create?

A

sentence fragment

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What do the letters in AAAWWUBBIS stand for?

A
A - after
A - although
A - as
W - when/whenever
W - while
B - because
B - before
I - if
S - since
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After I finish speaking with you, I will talk with your mother.

“After I finish speaking with you” is a _______________

A

Dependent Clause

it begins with an AAAWWUBBIS word

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The band played while the crowd stood at attention.

“The band played” is an ______________________

A

Independent clause

it has a subject, a verb, and is a complete thought

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Listless and emotionally spent, Jan collapsed on the couch.

“Listless and emotionally spent” is a _________

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phrase

it does not have a subject or a verb

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Because he studies regularly, Steve excels in the classroom.

“Steve excels in the classroom” is a(n) __________

A

independent clause

it has a subject, verb, and is a complete thought

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Instructor Swanson, my English teacher, loves to drink coffee.

“my English teacher” is a(n) __________

A

Phrase

no subject, no verb, is set off by commas, and describes the subject

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“Nearly ten years had passed since the Dursleys had woken
up to find their nephew on the front step, but Privet Drive
had hardly changed at all.” (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone)

“…but Privet Drive had hardly changed at all.” is a ___________

A

independent clause

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I went to the library, hoping to find a new book.

“hoping to find a new book” is a ______

A

phrase

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While Sebastian ate his supper, his sister talked nonstop.

“While Sebastian ate his supper” is a __________

A

dependent clause

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While Sebastian ate his supper, his sister talked nonstop.

“his sister talked nonstop” is a(n) __________

A

independent clause

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16
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Sentence or Fragment?

Although many people like raisins as a snack

A

fragment

begins with an AAAWWUBBIS word, therefore it’s a dependent clause and cannot stand alone as a sentence

17
Q

Sentence or Fragment?

I don’t like raisins because they are too chewy.

A

sentence

Independent clause + dependent clause

18
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Eating raisins while sitting on the back porch.

A

fragment

does not contain a complete thought