Lesson 2: Phrases and Clauses
Directions: Read the following sentences. Then, underline the independent clause once and the dependent clause twice OR students may highlight the independent clauses in yellow and the dependent clauses in green.
1. My book, which has many pictures, has little text.
2. That cat, which is mine, is an Abyssinian.
3. When cats prowl at night, their eyes adjust to the dark.
4. Although wild cats often hunt at night, they prefer dusk or dawn.
5. Whereas Angora cats have long hair, Siamese cats have short hair.
Directions: Complete each of the following statements.
1. A ___________________ is a group of words with its own subject and verb.
2. A dependent clause is another name for the _______________ clause.
3. The two types of clauses are the ____________________clause and the
__________________ clause.
4. The ______________________ clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
5. The ______________________ clause has a subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought.
1. A clause is a group of words with its own subject and verb.
2. A dependent clause is another name for the subordinate clause.
3. The two types of clauses are the independent clause and the dependent clause.
4. The independent clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
5. The dependent clause has a subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought.