Question

is the group of words in bold a phrase or a clause?
in spite of predictions of lousy weather, saturday’s dedication ceremony for the new veterans’ hospital will remain outdoors.
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clause
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Explanation:

A phrase is a group of words without a subject - verb relationship, while a clause has a subject and a verb. The bolded group “In spite of predictions of lousy weather” has no subject - verb combination. It is a prepositional phrase (with “in spite of” and “of” as prepositions, and noun phrases as objects), so it is a phrase.

Answer:

phrase