What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?

Answer:

• Phrase: A group of words that does not contain a subject-verb pair and does not express a complete thought (e.g., “in the garden,” “running fast”).
• Clause: A group of words that contains a subject and a verb. Clauses can be independent (can stand alone as a complete sentence, e.g., “She runs.”) or dependent (cannot stand alone, e.g., “because she enjoys it”).