Phrases and Clauses

To determine whether a group of words is a phrase or a clause, you must first determine whether it has a subject and a predicate. Look at the one of the word groups above: "Double the Calcium of Regular Macaroni & Cheese Dinners."  There is no subject because it does not tell us who or what has double the calcium. That means we have a phrase.


Once you can figure out the difference between those, you have to be able to identify gerund, participial, and infintive phrases by figuring out what makes up the phrase. Go here for extra help.
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You have to be able to identify independent and dependent clauses by figuring out whether a clause can stand alone as a sentence. Check out this website for more help.




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