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A phrase is a group of words with no subject and verb. The most common are prepositional phrases. But, there are also participial, infinitive, gerund, and verb phrases..

Examples: John walked INTO THE ROOM. (prepositional)
Keep the secret BETWEEN YOU AND ME. (prep._
WALKING DOWN THE STREET, Mary saw the burned building. (participial)
RUNNING VERY FAST, Jack was able to win the race easily. (participial)
Steve always wanted TO DO HIS BEST. (infinitive)
Marty has always wanted TO RIDE A HORSE. (infinitive)
SWIMMING DAILY is my favorite exercise. (gerund)
I truly love EATING TURKEY AND CHICKEN. (gerund)
Kelly HAS BEEN WORKING hard to make the honor roll. (verb)
Josh IS always WORKING to improve his writing skills. (verb)

A clause is a group,odf words with a subject and a verb. A main (independent) clause can be a sentence by itself. A subordinate (dependent) clause cannot and needs a main clause for it to be a sentence.

Examples: He threw the ball too hard and broke the car window.
(main clause)

AFTER HE PLAYED THE GAME, He went home and showered. (subordinate clause)

BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO RECORD LEVELS, people used their air conditioners more than usual. (subordinate.)

I hope this all helps.

Chow!!

2006-11-16 01:43:12 · answer #1 · answered by No one 7 · 0 0

phrase is a group of words tht does the work of adjective, verb or noun. examples, 1) The police arrested a man of one of the criminal tribes.
2) Rama ran quickly.
3)Promise to come again.
clause is a group of words which contains a subject and predicate of its own and does the work of adverb, adjective and noun. examples ; 1) You may sit wherever you like.
2) I am monarch of all I survey
3)I often wonder how you are getting on

2006-11-16 00:34:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Phrases doesn't have a subject.
Clauses have a subject and a predicate.

Phrases cannot become a complete sentence on its own.
Clauses can become a complete sentence on its own. You just need to lose the conjuction.

2006-11-16 08:01:10 · answer #3 · answered by naike_10021980 2 · 0 0

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