Explain the function of phrases (e.g., adverbial, adjectival, prepositional) and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.
Arizona Academic Standards:
7.L.1.a
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.L.7.1a
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE7L1a
Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
L.7.1.a
Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
L.7.1a
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
L.7.1.a
Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences
Tennessee Academic Standards:
7.L.CSE.1
When reading or listening, explain the function of phrases and clauses with effectively-placed modifiers.
Wisconsin Academic Standards:
L.7.5.c
recognizing and correcting dangling modifiers.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.4.7.F
Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar,usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling.
E07.D.1.1.1 - Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.
E07.D.1.1.2 - Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
E07.D.1.1.3 - Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*
E07.D.1.1.4 -Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.*
E07.D.1.1.5 - Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).*
E07.D.1.1.6 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.*
E07.D.1.1.7 - Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.*
E07.D.1.1.8 - Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).*
E07.D.1.1.9 - Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*
E07.D.1.2.1 - Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).
E07.D.1.2.2 - Spell correctly.
E07.D.1.2.3 - Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, and dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.*
E07.D.1.2.4 - Use punctuation to separate items in a series.*
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.4.7.L
Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar,usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling.
E07.D.1.1.1 - Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.
E07.D.1.1.2 - Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
E07.D.1.1.3 - Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*
E07.D.1.1.4 -Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.*
E07.D.1.1.5 - Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).*
E07.D.1.1.6 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.*
E07.D.1.1.7 - Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.*
E07.D.1.1.8 - Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).*
E07.D.1.1.9 - Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*
E07.D.1.2.1 - Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).
E07.D.1.2.2 - Spell correctly.
E07.D.1.2.3 - Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, and dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.*
E07.D.1.2.4 - Use punctuation to separate items in a series.*
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.4.7.R
Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar,usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling.
E07.D.1.1.1 - Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.
E07.D.1.1.2 - Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
E07.D.1.1.3 - Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*
E07.D.1.1.4 -Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.*
E07.D.1.1.5 - Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).*
E07.D.1.1.6 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.*
E07.D.1.1.7 - Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.*
E07.D.1.1.8 - Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).*
E07.D.1.1.9 - Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*
E07.D.1.2.1 - Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).
E07.D.1.2.2 - Spell correctly.
E07.D.1.2.3 - Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, and dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.*
E07.D.1.2.4 - Use punctuation to separate items in a series.*
Arkansas Academic Standards:
7.L.9.S
Identify types of phrases and clauses based on their functions in sentences.
7th Grade Writing - Phrases and Clauses Lesson
Clause
A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.
Independent Clause
A clause that can stand on its own is an independent clause.
Example:
Mom will have to leave at 5 so she can pick me up on time.
The clause "Mom will have to leave at 5" is a complete thought on its own.
Dependent Clause
A dependent clause is a part of a sentence that cannot stand on its own and does not express a complete thought.
Example:
Mom will have to leave at 5 so she can pick me up on time.
The clause "so she can pick me up on time" needs another clause to be a complete thought.
Phrase
A phrase is a part of a sentence that either does not contain a subject or a verb (predicate).
Example:
Mom will have to leave at 5 so she can pick me up on time.
The phrase "up on time" does not contain a verb or a subject.
The phrase “up on time” does not contain a verb.
7th Grade Writing - Phrases and Clauses Lesson