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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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