Is the phrase "Feeling rejected" an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase?

Question

I'm doing Language Arts Homework, and I'm confused about this.

Also, can you give me an accurate but simple definition of a phrase, grammar-wise?
Thanks

Answer 1

"Feeling rejected" is a phrase.

A phrase is a group of related words that does not include a subject and verb. (If the group of related words does contain a subject and verb, it is considered a clause.) There are several different kinds of phrases. Understanding how they are constructed and how they function within a sentence can bolster a writer's confidence in writing sentences that are sound in structure and various in form.

A clause is a group of related words containing a subject and a verb A clause can be usefully distinguished from a phrase, which is a group of related words that does not contain a subject-verb relationship, such as "in the morning" or "running down the street" or "having grown used to this harassment."

Answer 2

"feeling rejected" is none of the above.

It is only a sentence fragment.

I think that you are asking about "prepositional phrases".

1. they start with a preposition.
2. the contain an object of the preposition.
3. they do the job of an adjective or an adverb.

The book ON THE TABLE is mine.

"on the table" is an adjective phrase modifying (describing) the noun "table"
> it starts with the preposition "on".
> "table is the object of that preposition.

I went TO THE STORE.

"to the store" is an adverb phrase modifying the verb "went".
> it starts with the preposition "to"
> "store" is the object of that preposition.

Answer 3

dependent clause because it cannot be independent as a sentence