Mini Quiz
A phrase offers detail and describes a sentence.
A clause is made up of a subject and a predicate.
The subject is what or whom the sentence is about.
The predicate of a sentence describes what has been done.
Performance Tasks
Phrases:
In the meadow
To work with
For the day
From the kitchen
At the store
Clauses:
I am
He is
She wants
They will
The dog ran
Sentences:
The cell phone vibrated ferociously on the table.
Melyssa was making eggs in the kitchen.
The kids were playing in the back yard.
I worked at the grocery store.
The red water bottle sat upon the table with pride.
It is beneficial for writers to understand phrases and clauses because they are the building blocks of a sentence. A phrase adds detail to interest the reader (which should be the point if you’re a writer). A clause lets you know what's going on and who is involved. Overall, understanding phrases and clauses helps create appealing, full, sentences worth reading.
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