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Title: Phrase and clause
Post by: kat05 on March 27, 2020, 03:17:45 pm

Hi!
What's the difference between a phrase and a clause?

Thanks :)

Title: Re: Phrase and clause
Post by: interessant on April 01, 2020, 10:39:05 pm

I'm pretty sure a phrase doesn't have a subject and a verb, whereas a clause does. For example, a phrase could be 'the good dog' whereas a clause could be 'the good dog barked'. Someone correct me if I'm wrong :)