Parts Of A Sentence Flashcards
Subject
The subject of a sentence is what (or whom) the sentence is about.
Predicate
The predicate says something about the subject
Phrase
A phrase is a group of words acting as a single part of speech and not containing both a subject and a verb. It is a part of a sentence, and does not express a complete thought.
The first sentence contains five phrases: “of words,” “acting as a single part of speech,” “as a single part,” “of speech,” and “not containing both a subject and a verb.” Except for the phrase beginning with as, all the phrases are acting as adjectives. The phrase beginning with as is adverbial.
Clauses
A clause is a group of words containing a subject and verb which forms part of a sentence. The first sentence on this card is made up of two clauses: the first clause from “A clause” to “verb,” the second from “which” to the end.
Independent Clause
A clause that can stand by itself, forming a complete sentence.
A main clause is a clause that is not introduced by a subordinating term. It does not modify anything, and it can stand alone as a complete sentence.
The main clauses in the first two sentences of this page are italicized. The second sentence has two main clauses, one before the comma and one after. Main clauses are sometimes called principal or independent clauses.
Dependent Clause
Have a subject doing something, but they have a subordinate conjunction at the beginning doing something. The subordinate conjunction means that the clause can’t stand by itself as a complete sentance.
