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What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?: Difference between revisions
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'''Ex.''' The bus stopped to pick me up. | '''Ex.''' The bus stopped to pick me up. | ||
In this sentence the clause "bus stopped to pick" contains the subject (bus) and the predicate (stopped). | In this sentence the clause "bus stopped to pick" contains the subject (bus) and the predicate (stopped). | ||
*A clause that cannot stand alone is a dependent or subordinate clause. | *A clause that cannot stand alone is a dependent or subordinate clause. | ||
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what it modifies. relative pronouns such as who, what, or that. An adjective clause is dependent. | what it modifies. relative pronouns such as who, what, or that. An adjective clause is dependent. | ||
Ex. after she rode the bicycle | '''Ex.''' after she rode the bicycle | ||
A noun clause takes the place of a noun and answers the question "who" or "what". Noun clauses are introduced with words such | *A noun clause takes the place of a noun and answers the question "who" or "what". Noun clauses are introduced with words | ||
as such; that if, who, what, where, when, why, whom, how, whenever, wherever, whoever, or whatever. A noun clause is dependent. | |||
Ex. what I decided to bring | '''Ex.''' what I decided to bring | ||
An adverb clause takes place of an adverb and answers questions such as "when", "where", "why", or "under what circumstances | *An adverb clause takes place of an adverb and answers questions such as "when", "where", "why", or "under what | ||
circumstances. An adverb clause is introduced with subordinate conjunctions such as; when, where, like, such as, since, or | |||
after. An adverb clause is dependent. | |||
Ex. where the cars were parking | '''Ex.''' where the cars were parking | ||