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English Phrases

The document defines phrases as groups of words that convey meaning without complete sense and categorizes them into various types including noun, verb, adverbial, infinitive, prepositional, adjective, gerund, and participle phrases. Each type is explained with examples illustrating their function in sentences. The document emphasizes that phrases do not contain a subject-verb agreement.

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English Phrases

The document defines phrases as groups of words that convey meaning without complete sense and categorizes them into various types including noun, verb, adverbial, infinitive, prepositional, adjective, gerund, and participle phrases. Each type is explained with examples illustrating their function in sentences. The document emphasizes that phrases do not contain a subject-verb agreement.

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English Phrases

Sir,
Amjad Nawaz
1. Word
A group of letters which gives us a meaning.
•
Example 1: ILETS. (X) (No meaning)
• Example 2: Get. (✓) ( gives meaning)
•
What is a Phrase?

A group of words which gives us a meaning but not


complete sense. A phrase doesn’t have a subject-verb
agreement.
Examples
• After the meal (prepositional phrase)
• The nice neighbor (noun phrase)
• Were waiting for the movie (verb phrase)
Note: None of these examples contains a subject doing an action
(subject-verb). Therefore, each example is merely a group of words
called a phrase.
Different Types of Phrase
1. Noun phrase:
A phrase that acts like a noun in a sentence is called a noun phrase. A noun
phrase consists of a noun and other related words which modify the noun. A
noun phrase works may be as a subject or an object in a sentence.
Examples
• Early to bed
• A nice blue Jacket
• Early to bed is a good habit. (A subject)
• He is wearing a nice blue jacket. (An object)
• We are sorry for her departure. (An object)
2. Verb phrase.
A verb phrase is a combination of main verb and its auxiliaries (helping verb)
within a sentence.
• Is waiting
• Are trying

• He is waiting for someone.

• Those boys are trying very hard.

• She has been singing for the last one hour.


3. Adverbial Phrase
An adverb phrase is a group of words that functions like an adverb in a
sentence. It modifies or adds to meaning of a verb, an adjective or another
adverb. It is used to show or to give information about how, why, where
and when something happens.
Examples
• On the playground (modifying where)
• After the meal (modifying when)

• Very loudly (modifing how)

• The kids ran on the playground.

• They met after the meal.

• He was shouting very loudly.


4. Infinitive Phrase
An infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive (to + base form of verb),
modifiers or other related words associated to the infinitive. It always
functions like a noun, an adjective or an adverb within a sentence.
Examples
• Mr. Darren loves to play basketball.
• We love to cook together.
• He likes to solve math problems too much.
• Rina walks fast to be there on time.
6. Prepositional phrase
A prepostional phrase mostly begins with a preposition and ends with an
object of a preposition i.e. (noun, pronoun, gerund or clause).
Examples
• To the store
• Under the table
• On the way
• We drove to the store.
• The cat is sitting under the table.
• He is on the way.
Note: Prepositional phrases that can act as adverbs also fall under the
category of adverbial phrases.
7. Adjective Phrase
An adjective phrase is a group of words that acts like an
adjective in a sentence. It describes or adds to meaning of a noun
or pronoun.
• The boy from our city won a gold medal.
• The angry dog barks all day long.
• The dog that seems very angry barks all day long.
• He is a man of friendly nature.
• She leads a very interesting life..
8. Gerund Phrase
A gerund phrase consisting of a gerund (verb + ing), modifiers and other
related words associated with the gerund. In a sentence a gerund phrase
functions as a noun and cand act as a subject or an object.

Examples

• Sleeping early at night is good for health.

• Eating plenty of grapes in one sitting is a bad idea.

• I hate hurrying right before the deadline.


9. Participle phrase
A participle phrase begins with a present participle (verb + ing) or past
participle (third form of verb) including modifiers and other linking
words.
Examples:
• The men, standing by the tree, were arguing.
• Noman is interested to buy a TV stand made of wood.

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