You have already come across some, and I'll be asking you to review their meaning at the end of the unit. This next activity gives you a few more. The aim here is to build up an understanding of how written language hangs together. To do that we must start by identifying what a clause is. Let's take a look at the structure of four contrasting sentences.
Apples grow on trees.
This sentence consists of one main clause. Grow is the verb and it is the main verb. Polar bears live in the north and penguins live in the south. This sentence consists of two main clauses connected by and. Each clause has live as the main verb.