A clause is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb (it has a subject and a predicate), and forms a simple sentence or part of non-simple sentence.

A clause is a major unit of grammar and we define it by the elements it could contain: the subject, predicator, complement and the adjunct. As the finite verb is the most central to a clause, it is necessary to identify a clause by its main verb.

Types of Clauses
In broad categorisations, there are two types of clauses. These inclu...