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But a sentence differs from a clause because it makes a complete meaning and can contain more than one clause.<\/p>\n<p>Also, a clause differs from a phrase because a phrase does not have a subject and predicate.<\/p>\n<h2>Types of clause<\/h2>\n<p>There are two types of clause:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Main clause (principal or independent clause).<\/li>\n<li>Subordinate clause (dependent clause). <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineenglishstudies.com\/download\/clause-summary\/\">Click here to download a full lecture summary on this topic.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class='w3eden'><!-- WPDM Link Template: Default Template -->\n\n<div class=\"link-template-default card mb-2\">\n    <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <div class=\"media\">\n            <div class=\"mr-3 img-48\"><img class=\"wpdm_icon\" alt=\"Icon\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineenglishstudies.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/download-manager\/assets\/file-type-icons\/pdf.svg\" \/><\/div>\n            <div class=\"media-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"package-title\"><a href='https:\/\/onlineenglishstudies.com\/download\/clause-summary\/'>Clause Summary<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"text-muted text-small\"><i class=\"fas fa-copy\"><\/i> 1 file(s) <i class=\"fas fa-hdd ml-3\"><\/i> 110 KB<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ml-3\">\n                <a class='wpdm-download-link download-on-click btn btn-primary ' rel='nofollow' href='#' data-downloadurl=\"https:\/\/onlineenglishstudies.com\/download\/clause-summary\/?wpdmdl=1716&refresh=66dd08aeb3cd01725761710\">Download<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A clause is a group of words that have a subject and predicate. 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