Question

is the group of words in bold a phrase or a clause? although both species are casually classified as \big cats,\ lions are mostly nocturnal predators that hunt together, whereas cheetahs are diurnal predators that hunt alone. phrase clause

Explanation:

A phrase is a group of words without a subject - verb combination. "nocturnal predators" is a noun phrase with "nocturnal" as an adjective modifying the noun "predators". It has no subject - verb relationship.

Answer:

phrase