Define the term clause with examples-01207
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Question 1: Define the term 'clause' with examples
Answer:
As group of words that contains a subject and verb, there are two types of clauses: independent and dependent (sometimes called subordinate). In discussing aspects of language, such as sentence variety, the word "clause" is valuable. The following groups of words are clauses:- the ship sank (independent)
- just before the iceberg struck the ship (dependent)
- the first lifeboat in the water was only half full (independent)