is the group of words in bold a phrase or a clause? lightning, which never occurs without a thunderstorm…

is the group of words in bold a phrase or a clause? lightning, which never occurs without a thunderstorm, contains one hundred million to one billion volts of electricity. phrase clause

is the group of words in bold a phrase or a clause? lightning, which never occurs without a thunderstorm, contains one hundred million to one billion volts of electricity. phrase clause

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Brief Explanations:

A phrase is a group of words that does not have a subject - verb combination. The bolded part "contains one hundred million to one billion volts of electricity" has a verb "contains" but no subject (the subject is "Lightning" which is outside the bolded part). However, if we consider the definition more precisely, a clause must have a subject and a predicate. Since there is no subject within the bolded words (the subject for the verb "contains" is "Lightning"), it is a phrase.

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phrase