Question

Which of the following statements is true?

a. A phrase is a group of related words; a clause is not.
b. A clause is a group of related words; a phrase is not.
c. A clause has a subject and a verb; a phrase does not.
d. A phrase has a subject and a verb; a clause does not.

Answer 1

C. A clause has a subject and a verb, but a phrase does not.

In Grammar, a clause is a set of words (that are related to each other) that contains a subject and its corresponding verb. A clause by itself is a group of words, that express a complete idea. Clauses usually are short, simple sentences. Whereas a phrase doesn't have both a subject and a verb. Hence, clauses are a group of words, that could state ideas independently, as separate sentences having a subject and predicate.

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Answer 2

c. a clause can be thought of as a sentence, which needs a subject and verb