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Prepositional Phrase and Adjective Clause

A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject and verb, while a clause contains both a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Examples of phrases include prepositional phrases and noun phrases. Examples of clauses include independent clauses, which can stand alone as a sentence, and dependent clauses, which cannot stand alone and must be combined with an independent clause. An adjective clause works to describe a noun and usually begins with a relative pronoun like who, whose, which, or that. The summary distinguishes between prepositional phrases and adjective clauses based on their grammatical structures and functions.

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Prepositional Phrase and Adjective Clause

A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject and verb, while a clause contains both a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Examples of phrases include prepositional phrases and noun phrases. Examples of clauses include independent clauses, which can stand alone as a sentence, and dependent clauses, which cannot stand alone and must be combined with an independent clause. An adjective clause works to describe a noun and usually begins with a relative pronoun like who, whose, which, or that. The summary distinguishes between prepositional phrases and adjective clauses based on their grammatical structures and functions.

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Prepositional Phrase and Adjective

Clause
Difference Between Phrase and
Phrase
Clause Clause
A phrase is a grammatical term A clause consists of a subject and a
referring to a group of words that verb and is the smallest
does not include a subject and grammatical unit that expresses a
verb. thought.

Examples of Clause :
• Independent Clause :
Independet clause is a complete thought, it can stand
itself in a sentence and it contains a subject and verb.
Examples of Phrase : Example:
• after the meal (Prepositional Phrase) 1. You were sleeping happily in your bed.
• the nice neighbor (Noun Phrase) Subject Verb Complement
• were waiting for the movie (Verb Phrase) • Dependent Clause :
• to live and breathe (Infinitive Phrase) Dependent clause contains a subject and verb. However,
• looking stunning (Participle Phrase) they cannot stand by itself as an Independent thought. They must
• Etc~ be combined with an Independent Clause to be a grammatically
correct.
Example:
2. Tara ate a cheese roll after she watched the news.
Prepositional
A prepositional phrase is a group of words that lacks either a
Phrase
verb or a subject, and that functions as a unified part of speech.
It normally consists of a preposition and a noun or a preposition
and a pronoun. Usually used to tells how, when, or where about
a verb, adjective, or adverb.

Example in sentences :
• I’m standing at the field by the flagpole.

• He stood patiently at the door.

• My cat died while I was away.


Adjective
An adjective clause, also known as an adjectival clause, is a type of
Clause
dependent clause that works to describe a noun in a sentence. It functions
as an adjective even though it is made up of a group of words instead of
just one word. In the case of an adjective clause, all the words work
together to modify the noun or pronoun and usually start with relative
pronoun such as who, whose, whom, which, and that.

Example in sentences :
• My friend has a sister whose remarkable in Chemistry.

• The cat that I adopt from shelter was very adorable.

• People who drive too fast should be more careful.


Recognize and Differentiate between
Prepositional phrase and Adjective Clause
•
in this statement.
They are hanging out right by the café. Prepositional Phrase

• The teacher which was told to you by Adi had an accident yesterday.

Adjective Clause
Thank You For
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Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and
conscientious stupidity.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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