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** [https://www.chompchomp.com/terms/phrase.htm The Phrase (chompchomp.com)] | ** [https://www.chompchomp.com/terms/phrase.htm The Phrase (chompchomp.com)] | ||
** [https://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/english-phrases.html English Phrases: Everything You Need to Know (english-grammar-revolution.com)] | ** [https://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/english-phrases.html English Phrases: Everything You Need to Know (english-grammar-revolution.com)] | ||
=== absolute phrase === | |||
* modifies the main clause of a sentence | |||
** and not just a single word | |||
* contains a noun and an adjective | |||
** the adjective can be a prepositional phrase or a past or present participle adjective | |||
* absolute phrases add non-essential information to a sentence | |||
=== adjective phrase === | === adjective phrase === | ||
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=== adverb or adverbial phrase === | === adverb or adverbial phrase === | ||
>> to do | |||
=== appositive phrase === | |||
>> to do | |||
=== complement or requisite phrase === | === complement or requisite phrase === | ||
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*** "wait" can be a noun, but here it is acting as an infinitive verb (the action "to wait") | *** "wait" can be a noun, but here it is acting as an infinitive verb (the action "to wait") | ||
* see: [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/mechanics/gerunds_participles_and_infinitives/infinitives.html Infinitives (owl.purdue.edu)] | * see: [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/mechanics/gerunds_participles_and_infinitives/infinitives.html Infinitives (owl.purdue.edu)] | ||
=== introductory phrase === | |||
* introduces a main clause | |||
* generally followed by a comma to separate it from the main clause | |||
* types of introductory phrases | |||
** absolute phrase (''Tools in hand'', I went to work without reading the manual) | |||
** appositive phrase (''Quite useful'', the manual is a must-read) | |||
** infinitive phrase (''To know how'', you need to read the manual'')'' | |||
** participial phrase (''Not knowing how'', I had to read the manual) | |||
** prepositional phrase (''Inside the box'', you will find the manual) | |||
=== noun phrase === | === noun phrase === | ||
* two or more words that together act as a noun | * two or more words that together act as a noun | ||