A phrase is a word group with a subject or a verb but not both.

ATrue
BFalse
  1. A clause is a word group that has both a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
ATrue
BFalse
  1. In the sentence After eating, Leslie took her test, is "After eating" a phrase or a clause?

Phrase

Clause

  1. How many clauses are in the following sentence?

Before he left the meeting, Bill took the folder.

0

2

3

4

Verified Answer :

1.
a. True

2.
a. True

3.
a. Phrase

4.
There are two clauses in this sentence, the
independent (Bill took the folder) and dependent (Before he left the
meeting) clauses. The dependent clause cannot stand alone while the
independent clause expresses a complete thought.