Choose one paragraph from the novel that uses a variety of clauses and phrases. Identify and label at least three different kinds of clauses and phrases in the paragraph.

To kill a mocking bird

1) When he was nearly thirteen - dependent (adverbial) clause

2) Jem’s fears of never being able to play football - dependent (noun) clause

3) His left arm was somewhat shorter than his right -  main clause

1) my brother Jem - noun phrase

2) about his injury - prepositional phrase

3) couldn't have cared less - verb phrase

Explanation:

This paragraph is from the very beginning of the novel:

When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.  When it healed, and Jem’s fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he  was seldom self-conscious about his injury. His left arm was somewhat shorter than his  right; when he stood or walked, the back of his hand was at right angles to his body, his  thumb parallel to his thigh. He couldn’t have cared less, so long as he could pass and  punt.

It is also important to note the difference between dependent clauses and main clauses. Dependent clauses do not express a complete thought, and they cannot stand on their own as a sentence (or if they do, it makes no sense). There are different types of dependent clauses - relative (adjectival), adverbial, and noun clauses. When it comes to main clauses, they convey a complete idea.

jessica, a teenage girl who just wants popularity, does everything to get attention. she puts her hair in a bun and steals her mom's lipstick and such. but then she takes something and it makes her inside and outside appearance  go bad.

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explanation:

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