Which of the following describes the difference between a clause and a phrase would it be a clause has a subject and a verb but a phrase does not or a clause has commas around it or after it, but ah, phrased does not or a clause modifies another word in the sentence but phrased does not last would it be a clause occurs at the beginning of the sentence but phrase does not

Answer 1

The correct description of the difference between a clause and a phrase is: a clause has a subject and a verb but a phrase does not.

A clause can stand alone as a complete thought (independent clause) or may depend on another clause (dependent clause), while a phrase does not have both a subject and a verb and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

The other options you mentioned are not accurate definitions of the difference between the two.