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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

english

basic difference between phrase ad a sentence
  

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A sentence is "a group of words, usually including a subject and a verb, that express a statement, question, or instruction. " A phrase is just a group of words.

  • A sentence is "a group of words, usually including a subject and a verb, that express a statement, question, or instruction.
  • " A phrase is just a group of words.
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A sentence is "a group of words, usually including a subject and a verb, that express a statement, question, or instruction. A written sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point."

A phrase is just a group of words.
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Hi,
We can define a phrase as a group of words which functions as a unit and doesn't contain neither a subject nor a verb. It doesn't express a complete thought as well.
Example : the young man threw the old dog

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