Phrase
A phrase is a unit of grammar, it may consist of one
word or more than one word
There are 5 kinds of phrase in English.
1. A
noun phrase: generally has a noun (or pronoun) as its main word.
Examples:
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She is buying a funny cat in the
animal shop.
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Dewa waits a girl in the park
every morning.
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He uses a neat clothes in a party.
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He brings a book in the college.
2. A
verb phrase: generally has a main verb as its word
Examples:
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The door was opened.
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The door has been opened.
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The door must have been opened
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The chairs were broken.
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The chairs have been broken.
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The chair must have been broken.
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The cars were parked.
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The cars have been parked.
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The cars must been parked.
3. A
prepositional phrase: has a preposition as its first word
Examples:
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I called her at six o’clock.
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I saw her on the library.
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I bought vegetables on the market.
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I need ice from a freezer.
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She types a letter in the laptop.
4. An
adjective phrase: has an adjective as its main word
Examples:
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The exam is too easy.
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This morning is much beautiful then
last morning.
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The girl is feeling so sad.
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It is much colder than last winter.
5. An
adverb phrase: has an adverb as its main word
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Examples:
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He comes here as quickly as possible.
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The woman dances as beautifully as
possible.
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He talks English quite fluently.
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He texts me quite often.
Clause
Clauses are the main structures of which sentences
are build. A sentence contains at least one main clause. It may also contain
subordinate clauses.
A.
Main
clause:
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Types
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Examples
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Statements
(It could be negative or positive sentence)
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We are lucky.
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She drives a motorcycle in the road.
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I hit a ball into goal posts.
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Questions
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How are you?
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Where are you come from?
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Imperatives
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Don’t be silly!
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Don’t be noisy!
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Exclamations
(using
what or how)
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What a surprise you gave me!
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What a beautiful building!
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What a handsome man!
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How a beautiful flower it is!
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B. Subordinate clauses:
1.
Adverbial
clause
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Meaning :
conjunction which begin the clause
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Time :
after, before, as, once, since, until, when, whenever, while
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Condition : if, unless
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Contrast :
although, whereas, while
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Reason and cause: because, since, as
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Place :
where, whenever
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Examples:
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I will leave you alone if you are
naughty.
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I will never leave you because you have
made me smile.
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I can give you a gift after you do
something to me.
2.
Comment
clause
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It is a small CLAUSE which adds a
comment to what is said in the MAIN CLAUSE or in the rest of the sentence
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Examples:
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As you know, I’ve always wanted to visit
Greece.
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According to Shifa, A beauty comes from
our heart.
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She will never bring you down, I guess.
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You are the winner of this competition, I
believe.
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3.
Comparative
clause
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There are two kind of Comparative clause:
a. Clause
beginning with AS ( as - clauses) = these describe an equal comparison.
Example :
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the TV sets cost Rp. 50.000,00
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The camera cost Rp. 50.000,00
=
So, the camera cost as much as the tv set does
b. Clauses
beginning with THAN ( that – clause) = there describe an equal comparison.
Example :
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the TV sets cost Rp. 50.000,00
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The camera cost Rp. 30.000,00
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= So, the TV costs more than the camera
costs.
4.
Noun clause
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There are 4 main kinds of noun clause in
English:
1. That
– clause
2. Wh
– clause
3. Infinitive
clause
4. –ing
clause
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Examples:
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Nobody believes that she was the winner
of debate competition.
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What she believes is no more bad score
in her exam.
5. Relative clause
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Who, which, that, whose, when
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Examples:
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The boy who is holding my hand is my
father.
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The cat which is eating fish is mine.
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The girls who is wearing black veil is
my mother.
