ESLGold Clauses and Phrases Lyrics
Clauses consist of a Subject and Verb and sometimes a subordinating conjunction.
Roger went to j__an last summer. (Independent clause
After he went to j__an, Roger went to Korea.Adverbial clause)
Roger is the man who went to j__an last summer. (Relative clause)
Whoever went to j__an had a great time.(Noun clause)
Phrases are groups of words without a complete subject or verb.
After j__an, Roger went to Korea. (Prepositional phrase)
After going to j__an, Roger went to Korea.Participial phrase)
Having gone to j__an, Roger went to Korea.(Participial phrase)
Some clauses can be reduced to phrases by omitting certain words:
The man who is going to j__an is Roger.(Relative clause)
The man going to j__an is Roger.Reduced)
"When he was traveling to j__an, Roger met Lori.(Adverbial clause)
When traveling to j__an, Roger met Lori.Reduced)
When he was in j__an, Roger ate sashimi. (Adverbial clause)
When in j__an, Roger ate sashimi. (Reduced)
In j__an, Roger ate sashimi.(Prepositional phrase)
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