Difference between Article and Clause

What is the difference between Article and Clause?

Article as a noun is a story, report, or opinion piece in a newspaper, magazine, journal, internet etc. while Clause as a noun is a group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition) to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for colloquial purposes.

Article

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A story, report, or opinion piece in a newspaper, magazine, journal, internet etc. A member of a group or class An object. A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as en ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Finnish, Estonian). A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. A person. A wench. A prime article. A handsome girl.

Example sentence: I read an article that said one in five Americans thinks Elvis is alive. I want to find those morons and get them registered to vote for me.

Clause

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition) to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for colloquial purposes.A word or group of words ordinarily consisting of a subject and a predicate; in some languages and types of clauses, the subject may not appear explicitly; one clause may be coordinated with or embedded in another within a single sentence.A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

Example sentence: I've made six films for Disney, and they have a clause in their contracts called the morality clause that I've always refused to sign.

We hope you now know whether to use Article or Clause in your sentence.

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