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== Phrases Within Clauses == | == Phrases Within Clauses == | ||
Clauses are made of up of words and phrases. A clause may contain a phrase, but a phrase may never contain a clause. An entire clause would require both a subject and a predicate, which a phrase never contains. | |||
== Types of Clauses == | == Types of Clauses == | ||
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== Types of Phrases == | == Types of Phrases == | ||
There are five major types of phrases, which dictate elements of their use and punctuation. These are: prepositional, participial, gerund, infinitive, and appositive. | |||
*Prepositional- | |||
*Participial- | |||
*Gerund- | |||
*Infinitive- | |||
*Appositive- | |||
[[File:Types-of-phrases-cheat-sheet.jpg]] | [[File:Types-of-phrases-cheat-sheet.jpg]] | ||