| A | B |
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| word | a unit of language consisting of one or more spoken sounds |
| phrase | a group of words often functions as a single part of speach and does not have a subject and a verb |
| clause | a group of words that contains a subject and a verb |
| dependent clause | a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not make sense standing alone |
| independent clause | a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and makes sense standing alone |
| sentence | the most common term for a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and makes sense standing alone |
| subject | tells "whom" or "what" the sentence is about |
| predicate | tells what the subject does or is |
