ACADEMIC ENGLISH

Lecture 2:
Phrase, Clause, and Sentence

Mahardhika Zifana, S.Pd., M.Hum.

Please Define...
What is phrase?
What is clause?
What is sentence?

Phrase is...
Clause is...
Sentence is...
 Let us Define...
Word
Word + Word = Phrase
Word + Word (with specific message) = Clause
Word + Word (with complete message) = Sentence

Sentence is an organization of words.

Why?
It organize the words into meaningful message.
 Let us Define...
1. The wonderful talented soccer player => Phrase
2. The man hit the bus => Clause
S P O

3. The beautiful clever student => Phrase

4. The boy likes ice cream => Clause

S P O
 Clause
The man hit the bus => Clause
S P O

The boy likes ice cream => Clause

S P O
The boy likes ice cream
The man hit the bus
 Which one is a sentence?
Which one is a clause?
1. The boy likes ice cream => clause
2. The man hit the bus. => sentence

I love you.
 Let’s take a look
Clause is part of sentence.
CLAUSE

Main Subordinate

A sentence can be consist of only a clause.

Sometimes, it consists of more than a clause.
 Let’s take a look
Simple sentence only has a clause.
I eat meatball.  one sentence, one clause.

Compound and/or complex sentence has more

than a clause. It can be 2 or 3 clauses.
I eat meatball that is made by my mom.
 How many clauses can you see?
 Let’s take a look
I eat meatball that is made by my mom.
 How many clauses can you see?

1. I eat meatball.
2. The meatball is made by my mom.

There are two (2) clauses.

 Compound Sentence
Compound Sentence has two clauses.
1.I ate meatball; she watched me.
2.I drank a glass of water and she ate a plate of
spaghetti.
3.I saw the movie, then I bought the ticket.
4.You are beautiful, but also you are arrogant.
THE END
Thank You