Question

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

Explanation:

A phrase is a group of words without a subject - verb combination, while a clause has a subject and a verb. The bolded group "In spite of predictions of lousy weather" has no subject - verb pair. It functions as a prepositional phrase.

Answer:

phrase