clause is a group of words which has a verb but is only part of a sentence. For example, in the sentence, “The student is listening to what the teacher says about Greek,” the italicized portion is a clause. A phrase is a group of words without a verb. In the previous example, “about Greek” is a phrase. Sentences may be divided into four classes: • A declarative sentence affirms or declares that something is or is not a fact or a possibility: “Christ died for us according to the Scriptures.” • An