Transformation of Sentences — Chapter Summary

A phrase is a group

A phrase is a group of words that does not have any verb or has a non-finite verb and gives only partial information. It cannot form a complete senten

A clause is a group

A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a finite verb. A clause may be independent or dependent.

An independent clause or main clause

An independent clause or main clause can stand on its own and functions as a sentence.

A dependent clause or subordinate clause

A dependent clause or subordinate clause does not make complete sense by itself. It needs a subordinating conjunction to connect it to the main clause

A noun clause is a subordinate

A noun clause is a subordinate clause that acts as a noun. It usually begins with words such as how, that, if, what, whatever, when, where, whether, w