A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can function as a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form compound or complex sentences.

A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both.

A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.

A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can function as a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form compound or complex sentences.

A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both.

A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.

A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can function as a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form compound or complex sentences.

A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both.

A simple sentence is made up of a single independent clause.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.

A clause is a part of a sentence that includes a subject and a predicate (verb). An example of a clause is “I eat bananas”. This short sentence has a subject and a predicate (verb) so it is a complete thought. The subject is what’s “doing” the action of the sentence and the verb is the action that the subject completes.

A phrase is a group of two or more words that do not contain both a subject and a predicate (verb). A phrase is a group (or pairing) of words in English. A phrase can be short or long, but it does not include the subject-verb pairing that makes a clause. An example of a phrase is: During the night…this phrase does not contain a verb and subject.

A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and predicate. A clause can be a complete sentence or combine with other clauses to form a compound or complex sentences.

The new secretary in the office… is the phrase in the provided sentence. A phrase is any group of words that function together in a sentence but lack a subject, a predicate, or both. This example is missing a predicate (verb) which can be found later in the sentence (making) as part of the clause.

A clause is a group of two or more words that do not contain both a subject and a predicate (verb). This underlined group of words contains the subject but does not have a predicate (verb).

An independent clause is a group of words that can stand on its own as a sentence: it has a subject, a verb, and is a complete thought. An example of an independent clause is: I was late to class. This short sentence contains a subject and verb so it can stand on its own.

A dependent clause is a group of words that also contains a subject and a verb, but it is not a complete thought. It cannot stand as its own sentence. An example of a dependent clause is: When I arrived to work… this sentence cannot stand on its own, it trails off leaving the reader wondering what happened. It has a subject and a verb but is not complete - it depends on there being another clause to complete the sentence.