A phrase is a group of words, usually successive words, in a sentence that together fill a grammatical or part of speech function that could in principle be substituted by a single word, but do not constitute a clause, which must have a subject and an active verb form, as contrasted to a verbal.
The most common phrases are probably prepositional phrases, which contain a preposition and the object of that preposition, and may contain additional modifiers. Consider the following simple sentence: "She left quickly." Without changing the meaning of the sentence, the adverb "quickly" could be replaced by an adverbial prepositional phrase, "in a hurry", where "in" is the preposition, "hurry" is the object of the preposition, and "a" is an article modifying "hurry".
Other common phrases are:
- proper names with more than one word, such as "John Quincy Adams" or "Pope John Paul II" where the phrase denotes a single person and the words together function as a single noun in a sentence;
- verbal (participial, gerundive, or infinitive) phrases, such as "Having been away for many years, I did not recognize my home town", in which all the words "Having been away for many years" together constitute a participial phrase that functions as an adjective modifying "I" (note also the internal prepositional phrase, "for many years", which is part of the participial phrase as well as constituting a separate phrase itself); and
- compound verbs such as "shall be going" in the sentence "I shall be going tomorrow."
Sure! "A piece of cake" is an example of a phrase. It is a group of words that function together to convey a specific meaning. In this case, the phrase means that something is very easy.
Sure! Here's an example of a participial phrase: "Rushing to finish her homework, Sarah accidentally dropped her pencil." The participial phrase is "rushing to finish her homework."
Sure! A partial phrase is a group of words that does not form a complete sentence on its own. For example, "in the morning" is a partial phrase because it lacks a subject and verb to make it a complete sentence.
An example of a split infinitive is: "to boldly go." In this phrase, "boldly" splits the infinitive "to go."
Certainly! An example of an adverb prepositional phrase is "in the morning," where "in" is the preposition and "the morning" functions as an adverb modifying the verb.
Yes, "can" is a modal verb that can be used as part of a verb phrase to indicate ability or permission. For example, in the phrase "can swim," "can" is the helping verb that expresses the ability to swim.
Sure! Here's an example of a participial phrase: "Rushing to finish her homework, Sarah accidentally dropped her pencil." The participial phrase is "rushing to finish her homework."
Stupid is as stupid does. - Forrest Gump
Sure! A partial phrase is a group of words that does not form a complete sentence on its own. For example, "in the morning" is a partial phrase because it lacks a subject and verb to make it a complete sentence.
An example of a split infinitive is: "to boldly go." In this phrase, "boldly" splits the infinitive "to go."
Some parrots can repeat an entire sentence
Certainly! An example of an adverb prepositional phrase is "in the morning," where "in" is the preposition and "the morning" functions as an adverb modifying the verb.
A simile is a figurative language that compares two things that are alike in some way. An example is the phrase as cute as a kitten.
The length of his sentence is in question. A complete sentence is better than a fragment or a phrase.
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Ex: Please sit down for a while. The phrase “down for a while” is a prepositional phrase. With down & for being the prepositions & while being the object of the preposition.
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Ex: Please sit down for a while. The phrase “down for a while” is a prepositional phrase. With down & for being the prepositions & while being the object of the preposition.