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What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?: Difference between revisions
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In this sentence the phrase "the old farmer" contains the subject (farmer), and the phrase "and took off" contains the predicate (took). | In this sentence the phrase "the old farmer" contains the subject (farmer), and the phrase "and took off" contains the predicate (took). | ||
A clause is a part of a sentence that contains both a subject and a predicate. | |||
Ex. The bus stopped to pick me up. | |||
In this sentence the clause "bus stopped to" contains the subject (bus) and the predicate (stopped). | |||
A clause that cannot stand alone is dependent. | |||
Ex. sauce spread on the chicken | |||
A clause that can stand alone is an independent clause. | |||
Ex. the ball bounced | |||
With proper punctuation this clause could stand independently as would be a sentence | |||
Ex. The ball bounced. | |||
Independent clauses | |||
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