Confusion in phrases and clauses

I suppose that person was using the word "phrase" loosely to refer to any word grouping that functions as a logical unit of meaning. I think I am probably sometimes guilty of that too!

LeGion12359the above sentence

It's not a complete sentence.

GPYI suppose that person was using the word "phrase" loosely to refer to any word grouping that functions as a logical unit of meaning. I think I am probably sometimes guilty of that too!

He was talking about the types of Noun phrase, one of them was this. He said, "There is an adjective clause 'who were green with envy' following the pronoun 'we' so it's a

LeGion12359But as we all know that a phrase doesn't has a noun as verb's actor then how's this possible?

I'm not sure what you mean by this. A noun phrase is a group of words that act as a noun on a sentence. Some noun phrases are very, very long.
That man we bumped into the day we wanted to get ice cream but your car wouldn't start -- noun phrase.

That should say "in" a sentence.
I can't edit my post on my phone.
What you posted is a phrase, not a clause.

LeGion12359 GPYI suppose that person was using the word "phrase" loosely to refer to any word grouping that functions as a logical unit of meaning. I think I am probably sometimes guilty of that too!He was talking about the types of Noun phrase, one of them was this. He said, "There is an adjective clause 'who were green with envy' following the pronoun 'we' so it's a Nou

LeGion12359"We who are green with envy. " I read on a website that the above sentence is a noun phrase.

Correct. That noun phrase could be used as the subject of a sentence. Subjects of sentences are always noun phrases.

LeGion12359we all know that a phrase doesn't has have a noun as verb

CalifJimI'm sorry, but this is incomprehensible. "a noun as a verb's actor" means nothing to me.

I am confused ??. Then what is the main difference between a phrase and a clause?

LeGion12359Then what is the main difference between a phrase and a clause?

It's not possible to give a completely satisfactory answer to that these days, as different grammarians use the two words in different ways.

fivejedjonIt's not possible to give a completely satisfactory answer to that these days, as different grammarians use the two words in different ways.

Alright, could you give me the widely accepted difference then?

LeGion12359could you give me the widely accepted difference then?

There is no single widely accepted difference these days.

Traditionally a phrase was a group of words making a recognisable unit, but not containing a finite verb; a clause was a group of words containing a finite verb and a subject.