| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Phrase | A ___ is a group of words that functions as a single part of speech |
| Prepositional | This phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun |
| more | When you are looking at a prepositional phrase, you only use a comma when STARTS the sentence and is ___ than three words |
| Participial | This phrase starts with a verb and acts as an adjective |
| Infinitive | This phrase is to plus a verb with modifiers |
| Appositive Phrase | This phrase is a noun with modifiers that renames the noun before it |
| Introductory Material | Words, phrases or dependent clauses that START the sentence and can be taken out (and, thus, they need to have a comma after them!). |
| Parenthetical | Words, phrases, dependent clauses or expressions that INTERRUPT the sentence and are not essential (separate with commas!). |
| Clause | Has a subject & a verb and is either dependent/subordinate or independent? |
| Independent Clause | Has a subject & a verb and can stand alone (is a "sentence")? |
| Dependent Clause | Has a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone |
| Cannot stand alone | A phrase and a dependent clause are alike because they both _________________. |
| Subordinate Clause | What is another name for a dependent clause? |
| Subordinate Conjunctions | What are the words called that begin a dependent / subordinate clause? |
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