Clause

A clause is a group of words consisting of a subject and a predicate, although, in non-finite clauses, the subject is often not explicitly given. A clause is either a whole sentence or, in effect a sentence-within-a-sentence.

Related Topics:
Subject - Predicate - Non-finite clauses

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• I didn't know that the dog ran through the yard.
• through the yard is not a clause, but a phrase, since it has no subject or verb.
• the dog ran through the yard is a clause; it is a whole sentence contained within a larger sentence.
 
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