MITS Unit 1: Clauses and Phrases Flashcards
An ___________ includes a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence.
Independent Clause
A ______________ contains a subject and a verb, but it does not contain a complete thought.
Dependent Clause
A _________ is a word or group that does not contain its own subject and verb. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.
Phrase
If you put an AAAWWUBBIS word at the beginning of a sentence the sentence becomes a ____________ clause
dependent
If you leave a phrase or dependent clause by itself, what sentence error do you create?
sentence fragment
What do the letters in AAAWWUBBIS stand for?
A - after A - although A - as W - when/whenever W - while B - because B - before I - if S - since
After I finish speaking with you, I will talk with your mother.
“After I finish speaking with you” is a _______________
Dependent Clause
it begins with an AAAWWUBBIS word
The band played while the crowd stood at attention.
“The band played” is an ______________________
Independent clause
it has a subject, a verb, and is a complete thought
Listless and emotionally spent, Jan collapsed on the couch.
“Listless and emotionally spent” is a _________
phrase
it does not have a subject or a verb
Because he studies regularly, Steve excels in the classroom.
“Steve excels in the classroom” is a(n) __________
independent clause
it has a subject, verb, and is a complete thought
Instructor Swanson, my English teacher, loves to drink coffee.
“my English teacher” is a(n) __________
Phrase
no subject, no verb, is set off by commas, and describes the subject
“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 ___________
independent clause
I went to the library, hoping to find a new book.
“hoping to find a new book” is a ______
phrase
While Sebastian ate his supper, his sister talked nonstop.
“While Sebastian ate his supper” is a __________
dependent clause
While Sebastian ate his supper, his sister talked nonstop.
“his sister talked nonstop” is a(n) __________
independent clause