How are the words clause and brought alike and different

Words clause and brought have similar spelling: clause is spelled 'klawz,' and brought is spelled 'brawt'. So, both are spelled with 'aw'. On the other hand, their meaning is different. Also, clause is a noun while brought is a verb. A clause is a syntactic construction that forms part of a sentence or is a whole simple sentence. Brought is a simple past tense and past participle of 'bring'.

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