Grammar

Question 1

What’s the difference between a clause and a phrase?

Answer 1

Phrase – a group of related words that lacks either a subject or a predicate (verb)
ex) a lovely bride
ex) howling at the moon

Clause – a group of words that contains BOTH a subject and a predicate (verb)

Question 2

What is the difference between a clause and a phrase?

Answer 2

Independent clause – expresses a complete idea; stands alone as a sentence

ex) The lovely bride glides down the aisle.

Dependent clause – does not express a complete idea; a subordinating conjunction (dependent marker) changes the clause to a fragment (i.e. although, while, since, when, as, because…)

ex) As the lovely bride glides down the aisle.

Question 3

Examples of Independent and Dependent markers

Answer 3

Independent markers: Also, consequently, furthermore, however, moreover, nevertheless –> completing thought

Dependent markers: after, although, as, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while –> feels incomplete

Question 4

List all 8 “to-be” verbs.

Answer 4

1) am
2) is
3) are
4) was
5) were
6) be
7) been
8) being

Question 5

What is a past participle?

Answer 5

Normally ends in -ed –> indicates the predicate was in the past, form of a verb –> Today, Yesterday, I have –> Today I drive, Yesterday I drove, I have driven.

Question 6

What is passive voice?

Answer 6

PV= “to be” verb + past participle (verb)

Question 7

Fragments can be either …

Answer 7

A phrase of a fused sentences (IC+IC)

to fix a phrase add a subject or verb (depends which it’s missing).

to fix a fused sentences add a comma and coordinating conduction after the first IC.