Professional Communication Skills Practice Test: Grammar - Clauses and Sentences — Flashcards

A clause is a part of a sentence that contains a subject and a verb. A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

Here are some differences between clauses and sentences:
Clauses: A clause can be independent or dependent. An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, while a dependent clause cannot.
Sentences: A sentence is made up of independent and dependent clauses. 

Here are some examples of clauses:
Independent clause: "The sun is shining today"
Adverbial clause: "After we finish eating, we'll go for a walk"
Adjectival clause: "The girl who won the race was very fast"
Noun clause: "The fact that he arrived late was not surprising"