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\"branchesBoth the phrase and the clause are parts of the sentence. They are both word teams, but there is a major difference between a phrase and a clause.<\/p>\n

A clause<\/strong> is a word team in a sentence containing both a subject and a verb<\/strong>. On the other hand, a phrase<\/strong> is a word team in a sentence that has neither subject nor verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are some examples.<\/p>\n

The following four sentences tell a story about the friendship between two North American countries. The first sentence contains two clauses: that is two subjects and predicates, but the remaining three sentences contains just one clause: that is: one subject and predicate.<\/p>\n

Note: a sentence may contain just one cause or several clauses.<\/p>\n

Sentence 1<\/h1>\n

Campobello is a resort island on the bay of Fundy off the New Brunswick-Maine border line where Franklin D. Roosevelt owned a summer residence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clauses in Sentence 1<\/h2>\n

1. Campobello is a resort island on the bay of Fundy off the New Brunswick-Maine border line<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0where Franklin D. Roosevelt owned a summer residence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Phrases in Sentence 1<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. on the bay<\/li>\n
  2. of Fundy<\/li>\n
  3. off the New Brunswick-Maine border line<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Sentence 2<\/h1>\n

    The wartime President of the United States visited this little island during the stressful years of the Second World War. (One-clause sentence)<\/p>\n

    Phrases in Sentence 2<\/h2>\n
      \n
    1. of the United States<\/li>\n
    2. during the stressful years<\/li>\n
    3. of the Second World War<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Sentence 3<\/h1>\n

      A cairn of New Brunswick red granite was dedicated to the memory of this great man by his Canadian friends. (One-clause sentence)<\/p>\n

      Phrases in Sentence 3<\/h2>\n
        \n
      1. of New Brunswick red granite<\/li>\n
      2. to the memory<\/li>\n
      3. of this great man<\/li>\n
      4. by this Canadian friends.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Sentence 4<\/h1>\n

        It stands as another symbol of the friendship between Canada and the United States. (One-clause sentence)<\/p>\n

        Phrases in Sentence 4<\/h2>\n

        1.as another symbol<\/p>\n

        2. of the friendship<\/p>\n

        3.between Canada and the United States<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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