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Difference between a phrase and a clause..

What is the difference in a phrase and a clause?
  

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. A phrase is a group of words that does not. "I am eating in the kitchen" is a clause.

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. A phrase is a group of words that does not.
"I am eating in the kitchen" is a clause.
"In the kitchen" by itself is a prepositional phrase (a phrase formed from a preposition, in this case, "in."
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