Copy the following notes across two pages in your grammar notebook. Leave some space between items. You might want to center the items on your page.
#2 Phrases, Clauses & Objects
phrase = group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and does not contain a verb and its subject
subject  – The person, place, or thing that is doing something
prepositional phrase – Groups of words containing a preposition
indirect object  – Tells to whom or for whom an action is done
direct object  – Receives the action of the verb
verb phrase  –  Main verb and its helper(s)
clause -Â Â A group of words containing a subject & verb which form forms a part of a sentence
[on the next page – please leave lines between sentences as we are going to do stuff with them in class.]
The student read a poem.
The student with a red backpack read a poem.
The student with a red backpack read her mother a poem.
The student enters the classroom.
The student by the window saw the car accident.
The student next to Christian gave Kennedy the book.