Identify the following words as either a phrase or a clause. swimming laps at the pool phrase clause

"swimming laps at the pool" is a Phrase.

Phrases are groups of words that contain no subject-verb component, while clauses have a subject and a verb, they can be dependant or independant, dependant clauses have a limited meaning and it depends on the rest of the sentence but you can understand a meaning out of it, and independant clauses can be standalone-sentences.

this sentence: "swimming laps at the pool"  has no subject and verb and it gives no meaning other than adverbial.

phrase

Explanation:

i believe the answer is thesis, reasons, evidence, counterclaim, conclusion

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multiple settings

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novels have multiple settings. a setting is a place or surrounding when a main event or event takes place. not everything happens in just one scene or setting. yes, there can be one *main* setting, but there is definitely not just one. b is incorrect. novels do not have limited characters. there are many characters in a novel, depending on how many the writer wishes to add in. c is incorrect. there is not just a single theme. there are many themes. another word for "theme" is the subject. there can be many subjects and topics. once again, there are many, depending on however many the author wishes to add or include. d is incorrect. yes, novels *can* have no solutions, based on what the author would like. but typically, novels have a solution. the solution might be in "book 5", but there is normally still a solution.

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