Answer:
Clause
Susan waited patiently
I swim
because she visited
Not Clause.
those zebras
bought a new skateboard
the girl in the relay race
Explanation:
A clause can be defined as a group of words that contains a subject and a verb or verb phrase. A clause contains a subject and a predicate and is part of a longer sentence and it can be the sentence itself.
How do we identify a clause?
Though, clauses come in four types: main, subordinate, relative, and noun.
They all have something in common. Every clause no matter its type and form has at least a subject and a verb.
In each of the group of words above, the presence of a subject and a verb makes it a clause else, it is not.
- those zebras (not a clause)
Why? Because it has no verb
- Susan waited patiently (a clause).
Why? It has a subject (Susan) and a verb (waited)
- bought a new skateboard (not a clause)
Why? Because it has no subject
- the girl in the relay race (not a clause)
Why? Because it has no verb
I swim (a clause).
Why? It has a subject (I) and a verb (swim)
because she visited (a clause).
Why? It has a subject (she) and a verb (visited)
