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Phrases are groups of words that are part of a sentence but do not contain both a subject and a predicate. A clause is a group of words that contains and subject and a predicate. | |||
A phrase is a group of words within a sentence but do not contain a subject and a predicate. | |||
Ex. The old farmer came in and took off his boots. | |||
In this sentence the phrase "the old farmer" contains the subject (farmer), and the phrase "and took off" contains the predicate (took). | |||
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