Question

transforming the phrase that song into a clause would result in which of the following?

a which is that song
b what that song is
c the song that is playing
d it is that song

Explanation:

Identify the grammatical difference between a phrase and a clause

A phrase is a group of words that lacks a subject performing an action (verb). A clause must contain both a subject and a working verb. The original phrase is "that song," which consists of a demonstrative adjective ("that") and a noun ("song") with no verb.

Analyze the given options for subject-verb structures

• (A) "which is that song": Contains a relative pronoun "which" (subject) and the verb "is". This forms a relative clause.
• (B) "what that song is": Contains the subject "that song" and the verb "is". This forms a noun clause.
• (C) "the song that is playing": "the song" is a noun modified by the adjective clause "that is playing". The entire structure remains a noun phrase.
• (D) "it is that song": Contains the subject "it" and the verb "is". This forms an independent clause.

Determine the direct transformation of the target phrase

To transform the specific phrase "that song" into a clause, we must add a verb that describes or defines "that song" while keeping "that song" as the core subject or component of the clause. "what that song is" directly turns the noun phrase "that song" into a noun clause by adding the linking verb "is" after the subject "that song".

Answer:

• (A) which is that song
• (B) what that song is (Correct answer)
• (C) the song that is playing
• (D) it is that song