Clauses — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 7 · English Language-Grammar
Summary of Clauses for ICSE Class 7 English Language-Grammar. Key concepts: A clause is a group, A phrase has no finite verb and A sentence is a group.
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Overview
A clause is a group of words that forms part of a sentence and has a subject and a finite verb of its own. A clause has only one finite verb. A phrase has no finite verb, while a sentence has at least one finite verb and makes complete sense. Clauses can work as adjectives, adverbs, or nouns, depend
Key Concepts
A clause is a group
A clause is a group of words that forms part of a sentence and has a subject and a finite verb of its own. It contains only one finite verb.
A phrase has no finite verb
A phrase has no finite verb and can never stand on its own.
A sentence is a group
A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense and always has at least one finite verb. It can always stand on its own.
An adjective clause acts like
An adjective clause acts like an adjective and describes a noun. It usually answers the question 'which one?' and is often introduced by who, whose, w
An adverb clause acts like
An adverb clause acts like an adverb and modifies a verb. It may show time, place, manner, cause, purpose, effect, condition, comparison, or contrast.
Learning Objectives
- Identify a clause, phrase, and sentence correctly
- Understand that a clause contains a subject and one finite verb
- Distinguish between adjective clauses, adverb clauses, and noun clauses
- Recognise common words that introduce different types of clauses
- Understand how the function of a clause decides its type
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