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Clause (grammar): Difference between revisions
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!Is not a clause | !Is not a clause | ||
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|a grammatically complete thought | |a grammatically complete thought without another clause | ||
|Sentence | |Sentence | ||
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| | |X | ||
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|a grammatically complete | |a grammatically complete thought that is part of a larger sentence that contains another clause | ||
that is part of a larger sentence | |||
|independent clause | |independent clause | ||
| | |Y | ||
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|a part of a sentence that contains | |the main clause of a sentence is | ||
a subject & a verb but is not a complete | |independent clause | ||
|Y | |||
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|two independent clauses combined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) | |||
|coordinate clauses (both independent) | |||
|Y | |||
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|a part of a sentence that contains a subject & a verb but is not a complete | |||
thought | thought | ||
|dependent clause | |dependent clause | ||
| | |Y | ||
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|a part of a sentence that contains two | |a part of a sentence that contains two or more words but does not have | ||
or more words but does not have | both a subject & verb (not a [[finite verb]]) | ||
both a subject & verb | |||
|phrase | |phrase | ||
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| | |X | ||
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|Rides a sleigh driven by reindeer through the air to deliver Christmas presents | |||
|proper noun | |||
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|X | |||
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