Friday, September 3, 2010

Phrases and Clauses

Mini Quiz
1. A phrase describes or in more detail in a sentence.
2. A clause is made up of a predicate and a subject.
3. The thing that the sentence is about, (whom, what)
4. What is being done in the sentence.

Clauses:
-They will.
- He is
- She is
- I am
- The dog ran

Phrases:
- From the forest
- In the kitchen
- At the lake
- In the backyard
- Near the ocean

Sentences:
- They will cook in the kitchen today.
- I am at the lake this weekend.
- The dog ran out from the forest.
- They were at the fair yesterday.
- She is sick with the flu.

It is beneficial because then their written wont suck. It will help them become better writters because they understand the structure.

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