A group of words that forms part of a sentence and has a subject and a finite verb of its own is called a clause. A clause has only one finite verb in it.
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A clause that acts as an adjective in a sentence is called an adjective clause.
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A clause that acts as an adverb in a sentence is called an adverb clause.
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A clause which acts as a noun in a sentence is called a noun clause.