ANSWER KEY
Station 1: Clauses Review
A clause is a group of words containing a subject and verb.
Review types of clauses:
 Independent clause
o It can stand on its own
 Dependent clauses
o It cannot stand on its own
Circle if it is an Independent (IND) or Dependent (DEP) Clause
She is hungry
IND
DEP
While she is dancing
IND
DEP
I am feeling well today
IND
DEP
Although she is hungry
IND
DEP
The audience cannot tear its eyes off her
IND
DEP
Because I am feeling well
IND
DEP
She will give him some of her food
IND
DEP
I will agree to do it
IND
DEP
She danced
IND
DEP
Once you are done, please check the Answer Key. Then review your vocabulary
words by writing sentences or definitions on the individual marker boards.
Station 2: Phrases
A phrase is a group of words without a subject-verb component. A phrase
could never be an independent clause
 A phrase can never stand alone as a sentence/independent clause
 A phrase can nestle itself inside clauses
Noun Phrases
 A noun phrase consists of a noun and all its modifiers
Examples:
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many cases of infectious disease
some cookies shaped like stars
a story as old as time
long and winding road
a cool wet afternoon
The best defense against the atom bomb is not to be there when it goes off.
I don't have a bank account, because I don't know my mother's maiden
name.
The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.
Write your own sentence using a vocabulary word and a noun phrase. Circle the
vocabulary word, underline the context clues, and put a box around the noun
phrase.
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Verb Phrases
 A verb phrase consists of a verb and all its modifiers
Examples:
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waiting for the rain to stop
watching the grass dance
sleeping for a long time
enjoy a massage
eager to eat dinner
Yankee batters hit the ball well enough to win their first World Series
since 2000.
Mary saw the man through the window.
David gave Mary a book.
Write your own sentence using a vocabulary word and a verb phrase. Circle the
vocabulary word, underline the context clues, and put a box around the verb
phrase.
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Station 3: Parallel Structure
Parallel structure is the use of the same pattern of words that show two or
more ideas have the same level of importance.
 Happens at the word, phrase or clause level
 Join parallel structures using conjunctions such as “and”/”or”
Types of Parallel Structure:
-ING ending
Parallel: Mary likes hiking, swimming, and biking.
Not parallel: Mary like hiking, swimming, and to bike.
Parallel: The production manager was asked to write his report quickly,
accurately, and thoroughly.
Not Parallel: The production manager was asked to write his report
quickly, accurately, and in a detailed manner.
- To usage
Parallel: Mary likes to hike, to swim and to ride a bicycle
Parallel: Mary likes to hike, swim and ride a bicycle
Do not mix forms
Ex: Mary likes hiking, swimming and to ride a bicycle.
Write your own sentence using a parallel structure.
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