Phrase or Clause? the best choice for the words in BOLD. 1.) GRABBING A SANDWHICH, Rene hurried off to join his friends.
2.) Ms. Smith’s only comment ON MY PAPER was that my handwriting was difficult to read.
Independent Clause, Dependent Clause, or Phrase?
3.) Even though John likes ham, HE HATES MARMALADE
4.) EVEN THOUGH JOHN LIKES HAM, he hates marmalade
5.) THE WAX IS MELTING because it is too hot
6.) The wax is melting BECAUSE IT IS TOO HOT
7.) I WANTED TO GO TO THE ZOO, so we packed up and left
8.)I wanted to go to the zoo, SO WE PACKED UP AND LEFT
Coordinating Conjunction or Subordinating Conjunction?
9.) EVEN THOUGH John likes jam, he hates marmalade
10.) The wax is melting BECAUSE it is too hot
11.) I wanted to go to the zoo, SO we packed up and left
12.) Tomorrow is his birthday, BUT i forgot to get a gift
What Conjunction is in the sentence below?
WHEN the moon shore, HE lurked in
13.) WHEN or HE?
PLEASE HELP!!

Answer and Explanation:

Let's focus on each part at a time.

Phrase or Clause? the best choice for the words in BOLD.

1.) GRABBING A SANDWHICH, Rene hurried off to join his friends.

2.) Ms. Smith’s only comment ON MY PAPER was that my handwriting was difficult to read.

--> A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate. A clause MUST contain a verb. A phrase is a group of words that stand together and express a concept. A phrase is often a part of a sentence or a clause. With that in mind, we can

1.) GRABBING A SANDWHICH, Rene hurried off to join his friends.  --> clause

2.) Ms. Smith’s only comment ON MY PAPER was that my handwriting was difficult to read. --> phrase

Independent Clause, Dependent Clause, or Phrase?

3.) Even though John likes ham, HE HATES MARMALADE

4.) EVEN THOUGH JOHN LIKES HAM, he hates marmalade

5.) THE WAX IS MELTING because it is too hot

6.) The wax is melting BECAUSE IT IS TOO HOT

7.) I WANTED TO GO TO THE ZOO, so we packed up and left

8.)I wanted to go to the zoo, SO WE PACKED UP AND LEFT

--> An independent clause is able to express a full idea on its own. On the other hand, a dependent clause needs the main clause to make sense. Dependent clauses begin with subordinate conjunctions. Check the definition for phrase above.

3.) Even though John likes ham, HE HATES MARMALADE  --> independent clause

4.) EVEN THOUGH JOHN LIKES HAM, he hates marmalade  --> dependent clause

5.) THE WAX IS MELTING because it is too hot  --> independent clause

6.) The wax is melting BECAUSE IT IS TOO HOT  --> dependent clause

7.) I WANTED TO GO TO THE ZOO, so we packed up and left  --> independent clause

8.)I wanted to go to the zoo, SO WE PACKED UP AND LEFT --> independent clause ("so" is a coordinating conjunction)

Coordinating Conjunction or Subordinating Conjunction?

9.) EVEN THOUGH John likes jam, he hates marmalade

10.) The wax is melting BECAUSE it is too hot

11.) I wanted to go to the zoo, SO we packed up and left

12.) Tomorrow is his birthday, BUT i forgot to get a gift

--> There is an easy acronym to help memorize the coordinating conjunctions: FANBOYS (for, and, not, but, or, yet, so). By elimination, we can easily recognize the ones that are subordinating conjunctions:

9.) EVEN THOUGH John likes jam, he hates marmalade  --> subordinating

10.) The wax is melting BECAUSE it is too hot  --> subordinating

11.) I wanted to go to the zoo, SO we packed up and left  --> coordinating

12.) Tomorrow is his birthday, BUT i forgot to get a gift --> coordinating

What Conjunction is in the sentence below?

WHEN the moon shore, HE lurked in

13.) WHEN or HE?

--> "He" is a subject pronoun, not a conjunction. Therefore, the only possibility for a correct answer is the other option, "when".

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