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== phrase == | == phrase == | ||
* a sentence part that | * a sentence part that does not have a subject and verb (which would make it into a clause) | ||
* phrases are connected to an IC by a comma | |||
* phrases are not complete sentences or thoughts | * phrases are not complete sentences or thoughts | ||
* phrases are | ** however, phrases are meaningful sentence parts (i.e,, they give meaning to the sentence) | ||
** that is, phrases add information to a clause or one of its parts | |||
* sources: | |||
** The Phrase (chompchomp.com) (pdf) | |||
** English Phrases: Everything You Need to Know (english-grammar-revolution.com) | |||
=== adjective phrase === | |||
* two or more words that act as an adjective | |||
** | |||
* ex. | |||
** | |||
** can also be compound words, such as "well-adjusted" | |||
*** well-adjusted = an adjective made up of "well" (adverb) + "adjusted" (past participle) | |||
=== adverb or adverbial phrase === | |||
=== complement or requisite phrase === | === complement or requisite phrase === | ||
* a word, phrase or clause that is necessary, or required, to complete an idea or sentence | * a word, phrase or clause that is necessary, or required, to complete an idea or sentence | ||
** complements are not separated from the main clause by punctuation | ** complements are not separated from the main clause by punctuation | ||
=== noun phrase === | |||
=== participial phrase === | |||
=== prepositional phrase === | |||
* introduced by a preposition, which creates a relationship to a noun or a verb | |||
** ex. ''of, by, for, on'', etc. | |||
* prepositional phrases act as either adjectives or adverbs | |||
** i.e, they add information to or modify a noun or a verb | |||
* adjective ex: | |||
** "Books on sailing are fun to read" | |||
*** "on sailing" describes the types of books that are "fun to read" | |||
* adverb ex.: | |||
** "Stephanie rode her bicycle to the store" | |||
*** "to the store" = adverb to describe where Stephanie rode | |||
=== verb phrase === | |||
* two or more verbs that act as a single verb | |||
** = main verb + a helping or "auxiliary" verb | |||
** ex, "I couldn't have eaten any more cake if I tried" | |||
*** "eat" = the main verb | |||
*** "couldn't" and "have" = helping / auxiliary verbs | |||
*** note: "if I tried" is an adverb clause (describes "could have eaten") | |||
**** = a clause because it has a subject, "I" and a verb, "tried" | |||
**** = a subordinate clause bc of the subordinating conjunction, "if", which makes the clause, "I tried" into an incomplete thought | |||