Clause and Phrase

Clause : a group of words containing a subject and a verb.

There are two types of clauses :

      Independent clause : is a complete sentence. It contains the main subject and verb of a sentence.

      Dependent clause : is not complete sentence. It must be connected to an independent clause.

Kinds of clauses :

1.      Adjective clause : using subject pronouns (who,which,that).

 e.g

·         The man who can speak English will go abroad

·         The book which is in your bag is broken

·         She found a bag that is still good

2.      Noun clause : clause that has functions as noun and used as subject/object in sentence. e.g

·         What she says makes me sad.

·         I know when you buy book.

·         I don’t know where They go

3.      Adverbial clause : clause that has functions as adverb in sentence.

e.g

·         When I was in my village, I took a bath in the river.

·         He will study if  They are not noisy.

·         Because she is hungry, she eats bread.

PHRASES : a phrase is a group of related words. It does not contain a subject and a verb.

There are different types of phrases :

1.  Prepositional Phrase - (prep + noun/pron)

Examples:

                        1.  Most Australians live in large cities.

                         2.  Many cities with large factories have a smog problem.

3.  Mr. Jones presented the award to me.

4. Alice sat near her.

 2.  Infinitive Phrase - ( to + verb)

            Examples:

 1.  To run daily is healthy.

             2.  They pretend to speak Latin.

             3.  Her idea to deliver the package was approved by her mother. 

3  Other Phrases - (beginning with an ing, ed, or en word.) 

Example :

1. Dusting the furniture and washing the floors are tiresome chores.

2. Destroyed by fire, the church was never rebuilt.

3.Eaten quickly, the candies were gone before I arrived.