[Grammar] Change clause to phrase

[mrmvp]

Because he needed some money to buy books, Sami went to the bank.


In sentence 1, I omit the subject "he" because there is a noun which is "Sami."

1 Because needed some money to buy books, Sami went to the bank.

In sentence 2, I omit the pronoun "he" and the adverb "because."

2 Needing some money to buy books, Sami went to the bank.

I am confused which one is a phrase and are they correct?

 

[jutfrank]

Because needed some money to buy books, Sami went to the bank.

That's incorrect. You need the subject he.

 

[Rover_KE]

2. Needing some money to buy books, Sami went to the bank.

'Needing some money to buy books' is a phrase. 'Sami went to the bank' is a clause/sentence.

 

[mrmvp]

That's incorrect. You need the subject he.

What about this sentence "While walking to class, I ran into an old friend."

As you can see I omit the both the subject and the verb

It should be "While I was walking to class, I ran into an old friend."


When do I need the subject and when not?

When change adverb clause to phrases, the adverb is sometimes omit and sometimes not

Since Jon came to this country, Joh has made many friends.

Since coming to this country, Joh has made many friends.


In the following sentence, the word "because" is omit.

Needing some money to buy books, Sami went to the bank.

 

[jutfrank]

When do I need the subject and when not?

Since Jon came to this country, Joh has made many friends.

Since coming to this country, Joh has made many friends.

You need a subject when there's a verb, like in the first sentence. You don't need a subject when there is no verb (just an -ing), like in the second.