Phrases and clauses- VIII std

                    Phrases and clauses :
Eg: In the beginning ,God made the heaven and the earth.

 

'In the beginning ' - phrase 

'God made the heaven and the earth'-

 clause

Types of clauses:

1. Main clause
2. Subordinate clause 

                         Main clause :

Eg: Jainulabdeen was Kalam's father. 

The sentence which gives a complete sense and has a subject and verb is known as the main clause. 

Subordinate clause :

Eg: when the cat is away, the mice will play .

A group of words which has a subject and a verb but makes an incomplete sense is known as subordinate clause.