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lot of     people S  do not sleep     at night O .

            e S  sacrificed     his life  O  for the sake    of his country O .

        Types of Phrase
        There are 5 types of phrases:

        Adverb Phrase

         n adverb phrase is simply a group of two or more words that function as an adverb in a sentence.  dverb
        phrases typically answer the  uestions how  where  why or when something was done. For examples:
           I parked the car here in the left lane.            I parked the car right here.
           I parked the car right here under the bridge.

        Prepositional Phrase
          prepositional phrase is a group of words that consist of a preposition  its ob ect  which will be a noun or a
        pronoun  and any words that modify the ob ect. For examples:

             singer with passion.                               town near London.
            eep in time.                                      He acts without thinking.

        Adjective Phrase
         n ad ective phrase is a group of words that describe a noun or pronoun in a sentence.  he ad ective in an
        ad ective phrase can appear at the start  end or in the middle of the phrase.  he ad ective phrase can be
        placed before or after the noun or pronoun in the sentence. For examples:
            he movie was not so terrible.                       person smarter than me needs to figure this out.

            he final exams were unbelievably difficult.       This pie is very delicious and extremely expensive.
        Noun Phrase

          noun phrase is a word or group of words that can function as the sub ect  the ob ect  or the complement
        in a sentence. For example:
          All the applicants were interviewed on  uesday.      irat  ohli is a successful cricketer.

           e hopes to win the first prize.                  Divesh, Divya and their friends went on a trip.
        Verb Phrase

          verb phrase can be the predicate of a sentence or a clause. In this case  there will usually be a helping verb
        in addition to the verb. For examples:
          The author is writing a new book.                 I must make an     in this class.
           he dog might eat the cake.                       He was walking to work today.

          We grew apart after high school.

           PARTS OF SENTENCE

         e all know that almost all  nglish sentences have a sub ect and verb while some also have an ob ect. Sub ect
        describes a person or thing that performs an action.  erb describes the action. Ob ect describes person or
        thing that receives the action.
         he  sub ect  of  a  sentence  is  a  person   place   thing  or  idea.  For  example   “I  like  to  travel ”  the
        sub ect  I  is doing action of travelling. Ob ects provide further information that isn t necessarily re uired.



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