"Lost in thought" is a phrase or a group of words that acts as an adjective to describe someone who is absorbed in their thoughts. It is not a clause because it does not have a subject and a verb to form a complete sentence.
A prepositional clause is a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object. It functions as an adverb or adjective in a sentence, providing additional information about location, time, or manner.
A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb, and it functions as a single part of speech within a sentence. It can act as a noun, adjective, adverb, or preposition within a sentence.
An infinitive phrase is a group of words that starts with an infinitive (to + verb) and includes any objects or modifiers related to the verb. An adjectival clause (a type of relative clause) is a group of words that functions as an adjective and provides more information about a noun or pronoun in the sentence.
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, and can stand alone as a complete sentence. A prepositional phrase, on the other hand, is a group of words that begins with a preposition and functions as an adjective or adverb in a sentence, but does not contain a subject and verb to form a complete thought.
An adjective clause is the group of words that contain the subject and the verb acting as an adjective. An adverb clause answers questions like how, when and where.
I am not entirely sure what you are trying to ask, but I can give you some basic info about subjects and verbs... To form a complete sentence, all you need is a subject and a verb. For instance, "I ran" is a complete sentence. If a sentence is missing either a subject or a verb, then your "sentence" is really a fragment.
"Lost in thought" is a phrase or a group of words that acts as an adjective to describe someone who is absorbed in their thoughts. It is not a clause because it does not have a subject and a verb to form a complete sentence.
A clause is a group of words that have a subject and a predicate and is used as a sentence or part of a sentence.
A prepositional clause is a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object. It functions as an adverb or adjective in a sentence, providing additional information about location, time, or manner.
A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb, and it functions as a single part of speech within a sentence. It can act as a noun, adjective, adverb, or preposition within a sentence.
An infinitive phrase is a group of words that starts with an infinitive (to + verb) and includes any objects or modifiers related to the verb. An adjectival clause (a type of relative clause) is a group of words that functions as an adjective and provides more information about a noun or pronoun in the sentence.
The group of words, "If you are going to school..." is a noun clause, a group of words that has a subject (you) and a verb (are going) but is not a complete thought, not a complete sentence.
The clause "who can cook" is an adjective clause, modifying man.The larger clause (that you will marry a man who can cook) is the object of the sentence, and is a noun clause.---The clause "who can cook" is an adjective clause (aka relative clause), a group of words with a subject (who) and a verb (can cook) that is introduced by a relative pronoun, but does not express a complete thought. Example:A man who can cook is a man after my own heart.The clause "who can cook" is describing the noun "man".An adverb clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that is introduced by a subordinate conjunction, that does not express a complete thought.He scrubbed the kitchen until everything shined.The clause "until everything shined" is modifying the verb "scrubbed".Note: Just like an adjective, an adjective clause describes a noun, and an adverb clause functions as an adverb.
This is when you get 2 words or a group of words that concist of a subject and a predicate.
independent clause
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, and can stand alone as a complete sentence. A prepositional phrase, on the other hand, is a group of words that begins with a preposition and functions as an adjective or adverb in a sentence, but does not contain a subject and verb to form a complete thought.