Question

What do we call a group of words that has a subject and a predicate but does not make complete sense?
A.
subordinating conjunctions
B.
dependent clause
C.
independent phrases
D.
dependent phrases

Answer 1

Answer:

B.  dependent clause

Explanation:

After I graduate, I will get married.

dependent (subordinating) clause, independent clause

BOTH clauses have a subject and a predicate, but only the dependent clause does not make sense on its own.

Answer 2

Answer:

D

Explanation:

they are called dependant because they depend on the rest of the sentence.