Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences

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Example of prepositional phrase

"Put the oranges "in the basket", She said she gave it "to her"., I'll stop by "on Friday"., The bananas "in the basket" are for you.

Independent clauses

Main clauses (ex: Ken called me.)

Noun clauses

Modify nouns and pronouns in an independent clause (the boy "who keeps calling" is driving ,e crazy .)

Dependent clauses

Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs (ex: Ken, "that boy I like", called me)

Subordinating conjunction

Nominal clauses, finite clauses ("What I believe" is not important

Clauses

Phrases, consist of a group of words that are unified by meaning

2 types of subject complements

Predicate adjective and predicate nominative

Verb phrase

Serves as the main structure of the predicate and includes the main verb, any auxiliary forms attached, and any modifiers.

Example of adjective phrase

She has "outlandish" taste in clothing...The test is "expensive". The tuition was "expensive enough".

Adjective phrases

The adjective serves as the head of the phrase and may at times be the only component in the adjective phrase

Example of verb phrase

The boy "came"., Sheila "will be leaving" shortly., He "should have told" her about the results.,

What are phrases

"Grammatical building blocks"

Example of Adverb phrases

I read "daily", "Rather quickly", panic set in, She smiled "quite brilliantly" for the camera.

Intransitive verbs

Action verbs with no complements

Types of Dependent clauses

Adverb, adjective and noun clause

Adverb clauses

Answer where questions (I need more coffee "before the day begins")

Adverb phrases

Consist of head adverb by additional adverbs or adjectives

Prepositional phrase

Group of two or more words that begins with a preposition , the preposition itself is the head of the prepositional phrase, can function as adverbially or adjectivally

Noun phrase

The noun itself serves as a "simple subject" (head noun)


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