Define sentence phrases and clauses with examples
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What are phrases? A phrase is a group (or pairing) of words in English. A phrase can be long or short but it does not include the subject-verb pairing necessary to make a clause.
Some examples of phrases include:
after the meal (prepositional phrase)the nice neighbor (noun phrase)were waiting for the movie (verb phrase)
Each example of a phrase above does not contain a subject doing an action (subject-verb). Therefore, each example is merely a group of words
What is a clause? In its simplest form, a clause in grammar is a subject plus a verb. The subject is the entity “doing” the action of the sentence and the verb is the action that subject completes. A clause creates a complete thought (an idea or a statement that can stand alone).
A complete thought is also called a main clause or independent clause (IC).
Examples of clauses:
Subject + verb. = complete thought (IC)I eat. = complete thought (IC)Sharon speaks. = complete thought (IC)
A clause may include the verb predicate as well. But, it must include at least the subject and verb to be considered a clause.
Some examples of phrases include:
after the meal (prepositional phrase)the nice neighbor (noun phrase)were waiting for the movie (verb phrase)
Each example of a phrase above does not contain a subject doing an action (subject-verb). Therefore, each example is merely a group of words
What is a clause? In its simplest form, a clause in grammar is a subject plus a verb. The subject is the entity “doing” the action of the sentence and the verb is the action that subject completes. A clause creates a complete thought (an idea or a statement that can stand alone).
A complete thought is also called a main clause or independent clause (IC).
Examples of clauses:
Subject + verb. = complete thought (IC)I eat. = complete thought (IC)Sharon speaks. = complete thought (IC)
A clause may include the verb predicate as well. But, it must include at least the subject and verb to be considered a clause.
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