Main Clauses, Subordinate Clauses and Phrases
A clause has a verb; a phrase does not. Ellie the elephant splits "Ellie splashed in the river because she was hot" into a main clause that makes sense on its own and a subordinate clause that does not, and spots the phrase "in the river". Then find the main clause in a sentence yourself.
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1:31Word Classes: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs
In "The happy frog jumped quickly", every word has a job. Learn nouns (naming words), verbs (doing words), adjectives (describe nouns) and adverbs (describe verbs, often ending in -ly). Then find the adjective and adverb in "The tiny mouse squeaked loudly".
1:36Pronouns: Replacing Nouns Clearly
Pronouns such as he, she, it, we and they stand in for nouns. Rosie the rabbit rewrites "Rosie dropped Rosie’s carrot, so Rosie picked the carrot up" as "Rosie dropped her carrot, so she picked it up". Then choose the right pronoun yourself, and learn how to keep it clear who a pronoun means.
1:29Prepositions: Words for Where and When
Prepositions tell us where or when something is. Pip the panda hides on, under and beside a box to show prepositions of place, then learns prepositions of time such as before, during and after. Choose the right preposition for "We had lunch ___ the football match" yourself.