“She mistook clause for claws.”
Homophones Entry 1526 / 1605 60-second read
Clause vs. Claws
A sentence part versus animal nails.
The comparisoni
“She mistook clause for claws — they sound alike but mean different things: A sentence part versus animal nails.”
The ruleii
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CLAUSE ≠ CLAWS.
Clause and Claws are homophones — pronounced the same. A sentence part versus animal nails. Different meanings, different roles in a sentence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
CLAUSE vs CLAWS — same sound, different meaning.