Question

is the group of words in bold a phrase or a clause? following a disastrous invasion of russia, french military leader and emperor napoleon bonaparte was forced to abdicate and went into exile on the island of elba. phrase clause

Explanation:

A phrase is a group of words without a subject - verb combination. "Following a disastrous invasion of Russia" has no subject - verb pair, so it is a phrase. A clause has a subject and a verb.

Answer:

phrase