THE PHRASE AND THE CLAUSE
Examine the group of words "in a corner". It makes
sense, but not complete sense. Such a group of words, which makes sense, but not complete
sense, is called a Phrase.
In the following sentences, the groups of words in italics
are Phrases:
The sun rises in the east.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
There came a giant to my door.
It was a sunset of great beauty.
The tops of the mountains were covered with snow.
Show me how to do it.
Examine the groups of words in italics in the following
sentences:
He has a chain of gold.
He has a chain which is made of gold.
We recognize the first group of words as a Phrase.
The second group of words, unlike the Phrase of gold,
contains a Subject (which) and a Predicate (is made of gold).
Such a group of words which forms part of a sentence, and
contains a Subject and a Predicate, is called a Clause.
In the following sentences, the groups of words in italics
are Clauses:
People who pay their debts are trusted.
We cannot start while it is raining.
I think that, you have made a mistake.
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