Question

label the following word groups as clauses or phrases.
\time flies\

\forgive and forget\

\when time comes to a stop\

\before midnight\

Explanation:

To determine if a word group is a clause or a phrase, we use the definitions: a clause has a subject and a predicate (a verb or verb phrase), while a phrase lacks a subject - predicate structure.

1. For "time flies": "time" is the subject and "flies" is the verb (predicate), so it has a subject - predicate structure. Thus, it is a clause.
2. For "forgive and forget": This is a group of verbs without a subject. It does not have a subject - predicate structure, so it is a phrase.
3. For "when time comes to a stop": The sub - clause "time comes to a stop" has "time" as the subject and "comes to a stop" as the predicate, and "when" introduces the dependent clause. So it has a subject - predicate structure (within the clause), making it a clause.
4. For "before midnight": This is a prepositional phrase with "before" as the preposition and "midnight" as the object. There is no subject - predicate structure, so it is a phrase.

Answer:

"time flies": Clause
"forgive and forget": Phrase
"when time comes to a stop": Clause
"before midnight": Phrase