How can I describe this clause at the end of the sentence? 'in a department store"?

[D.C. Foster]

How can I describe this clause at the end of the sentence? 'in a department store"?

If I'm trying to describe the following sentence...

"A Salesperson (subject) sells (verb) clothes (object) in a department store."

How do I describe the section (or clause) at the end (in a department store)?

Thanks...

 

[Matthew Wai]

'In a department store' is a prepositional phrase.

Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Specifically, it is an adverbial prepositional phrase. It modifies "sells" and describes where the selling is happening.

 

[D.C. Foster]

Thanks guys... that's great. I was just wondering, is there a difference, grammatically, between a phrase and a clause?

 

[tedmc]

A clause can stand by itself as a sentence whereas a phrase cannot.
A phrase is an incomplete clause.


not a teacher

 

[Matthew Wai]

A clause needs a subject and a verb, which are absent from the said phrase.

Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Not all clauses can stand as sentences. That would apply only to independent clauses. I think Matthew gave a good answer.

Also, I would not call a "phrase" an incomplete clause. That would likely confuse learners. For example, a prepositional phrase isn't any kind of clause.

 

[Tdol]

You could often reword a dependent clause to become a standalone sentence but you would usually need to make some changes.