Clauses and Phrases...Why Should I Care?
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- Hi Clara why are you so sad?
- Hello teacher, I really find it hard to tell whether a group of words is a clause or a phrase
- Let me explain it to you again. Don't worry.
- Thank you teacher. I'm very excited.
- A clause is a group of words with a subject-verb unit; the 2nd group of words contains thesubject-verb unit the bus goes, so it is a clause.• A phrase is a group of words without a subject-verb unit. If we try to change the time or tense ofthe lst group of words, we cannot, because it contains no word that changes to show time ortense. It has no verb, so it can't have a subject-verb unit. It is a phrase.
- To find out if a group of words is a complete sentence, you can use this trick: Add Is it true that before thewords. If the question does not make sense, the group of words is a sentence fragment. If the questiondoes make sense, the group of words is a complete sentence
- Example: my cousin in Richmond ( phrase)Is it true that my cousin in Richmond?The question doesn’t make sense; it is a phrase.My cousin lives in Richmond (clause)Is it true that my cousin lives in Richmond? The question makes sense, and is a clause
- i hope that helps. Do you think you're starting to understand now?
- Yes ma'am I do believe I am beginning to understand the concept of sentences/ clauses and fragments. Thank you ma'am.
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