Phrases and clauses
Phrase
Group of the words and it acts as a single part of speech but it is not, It will never be full-sentence Because phrases do not have both a subject and a verb.
Example
my best friend (noun)
With the blue Shirt (adj)
For twenty days (adj)
Clause
A clause is a group of words that can be a sentence it is not always a sentence but the big difference between phrases and clauses is that clauses do have both a subject and a verb
Dependent Clause
So clauses could be a dependent clause that cannot stand on its own
For example,
The wizard, who cast a spell (that can't be its own sentence)
The wizard cast a spell (that is also a clause and it's also its own sentence)
while my guitar gently weeps
Independent Clauses
it is a sentence and it is a collection of phrases with a subject and a verb.
Example:
- I ate the apple
- That is not our dog
Dependent Clauses
i cannot stand on its own as a sentence, So it includes as subjects and a verb, but it cannot be its own sentence and it is a sentence fragment and it begins with a subordinating conjunction.
Example:
- Because I forgot my homework.
- Because I forgot my homework, I got sent home
- Because it was delicious
Relative Clauses
A dependent Clause that starts with a relative pronoun
A relative pronoun is a word like who that which
Examples
- The boy who lived
- We need to find a store that sells the ice cream
- The woman who always wares a red hat came into my school