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Hi Aris, Phrases and clauses are some of the divisions which a sentence consists of. They both are group of words which functions together in a sentence, in order to give the reader information, quality, time perspective, action(verb) in a sentence. Sentence: Rodrigo, my brazilian ESL tutor, is from Brazil. Clause: Rodrigo(subject) is(verb) from Brazil(predicate) phrase: my brazilian ESL tutor. A phrase never stands up on its own - they give extra information about the subject but it doesn't make up for a sentence. Roddy
phrases and clauses are both groups of words. the main difference between these two is that a clause must have a subject and a verb and it can stands up on its own, but a phrase doesn't contain a verb and subject. example: he is playing in the playground. he is playing: clause in the playground: phrase
A phrase is a group of meaningless words. A phrase doesn't make sense on its own. A clause consist of a subject and verb.
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Hi Aris! A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, for example: before it rained or the umbrella suddenly broke. A phrase, on the other hand, lacks a subject-verb unit but otherwise functions together. For example: on a rainy day or all of a sudden.
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Hi Made of means sth is entirely composed of a specific material. e.g, "the chair is Made of wood." Made from means sth is constructed using a certain material, but other materials may be included too. e.g. "The chair is made from wood" means the frame could be made of metal. Made our is very similar to Made from. The difference is that it means composed of a certain material or materials. E.g. "sneakers made out of fabric and rubber" means thise materials make up the sneakers. Made with means a material was used in the construction or production process, but may not be the main material it's composed of. E.g "cake made with flour, sugar, and eggs"- those are ingredients used to make the cake, not necessarily what the whole cake is made of.
