paradisse  +  52389 Wed, 27 Oct 04 10:48 PM Hi all I want some one to explain to me the meaning of phrases and clauses paradisse Joined on Tue, Sep 28 2004 New Member 39 the one who guides to something good has a reward similar to its doer. Clauses

	Mister Micawber  +  52460 Thu, 28 Oct 04 07:37 AM In discussions of grammar, clauses tend to have subjects and predicates (but not necessarily), while phrases do not; the latter are merely groups of words that form a unit: Clauses: that I was not alone who was giving me the glad eye knowing who your friends are although not yet ready Phrases: In the basket (prepositional phrase) My old yellow hat (noun phrase) will not have been (verb phrase) relatively slowly (adverb phrase) Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,825 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Grammar, Verbs, Clauses, Nouns, Adverbs, Noun Phrases, Predicates