they are formed when a word class requires more than one word
example of a phrase
'the sandy beach' beach is the noun, its a noun phrase 'could have said more' said is a verb, its a verb phrase
what are clauses
sentences can be broken down into sections that we call clauses
what are the two main types of clauses
independent or main clauses which act as a complete sentence dependent or subordinate clauses which cant stand alone and need another clause to make sense
