Phrase āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļ
Phrase āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ Phrase-āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ Finite verb āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĻž, āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ Verb Phrase-āĻ Finite Verb āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ Phrase āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
A phrase is a group of words that acts as a single part of speech.
A Finite Verb is a verb that shows Tense.
Definition of a Phrase āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž
A phrase is a group of words that functions as a unit in a sentence but does not typically contain a subject and a finite verb (except in the case of a verb phrase). It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ: Phrase āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§, āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ Subject āĻāĻŦāĻ Finite Verb āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž (āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ Verb Phrase-āĻ Finite Verb āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§), āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
Examples of Phrases āĻāĻ° āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
- In the morning (Phrase)
- After the rain (Phrase)
Difference between Phrase and Clause:
Phrase āĻāĻŦāĻ Clause-āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻ˛ā§, Clause-āĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Subject āĻāĻŦāĻ Finite Verb āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻ¯āĻž Phrase-āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŦā§, Verb Phrase-āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Finite Verb āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ –
- Clause: He ate an apple â āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ Subject āĻšāĻ˛ā§ “He” āĻāĻŦāĻ Finite Verb āĻšāĻ˛ā§ “ate”āĨ¤
- Phrase: In the garden â āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ Subject āĻāĻŦāĻ Finite Verb āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤
āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ – I know āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻā§ā§āĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§:
- Clause: I know what you did in the exam hall
- “what you did in the exam hall”
- â āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ Subject āĻšāĻ˛ā§ “you” āĻāĻŦāĻ Finite Verb āĻšāĻ˛ā§ “did”āĨ¤
- āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋÂ Clause
- Phrase: I know all your activities in the exam hallÂ
- “all your activities in the exam hall”
- â āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ Subject āĻāĻŦāĻ Finite Verb āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤
- āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋÂ Phrase
Main Differences Between Phrases and Clauses:
Phrase | Clause |
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Finite verb āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ Verb Phrase-āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ | Finite verb āĻāĻŦāĻ Subject āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ |
āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ | āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ |
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ | āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ |
Differences Between Phrases and Clauses with Examples:
āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻš āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Phrase āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Clause āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻŦ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§:
I read ___________________.
She described ___________.
The teacher taught _______.
He explained ____________.
He apologized ___________.
He asked ________________.
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āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Phrase āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Clause āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
Common Part | Phrase | Clause |
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I read | (about your experience at the event). | (what you wrote at the event). |
She described | (the scenery in detail). | (how the scenery looked). |
The teacher taught | (about the basics of programming). | (how I can write simple codes in Python). |
He explained | (the steps of the project). | (why the project failed). |
He apologized | (for his rude behavior last night). | (that he had been rude last night). |
He asked | (for permission to leave early). | (if he could leave early). |
Classification of Phrases āĻāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ
Phrase-āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ:
1) Noun Phrase
Noun phrase āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Noun āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Example:
- The big brown dog chased the cat.
- â āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ underline āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ Â phrase āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§ Noun āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
2) Adjective Phrase
Adjective phrase āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Noun āĻŦāĻž Pronoun-āĻāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Adjective-āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Example:
- The children, full of joy, played in the park.
- â āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ phrase “full of joy” āĻāĻŋ Noun “children”-āĻāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
3) Adverb Phrase
Adverb phrase āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Verb, Adjective, āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ Adverb-āĻāĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Adverb-āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Example:
- He left the room in a hurry.
- â āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ phrase “in a hurry” Verb “left”-āĻāĻ° āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž Modify āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
4) Prepositional Phrase
Prepositional phrase āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Preposition āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻāĻļā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ Prepositional phrase āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ, āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ Adjective āĻŦāĻž Adverb āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ Prepositional Phrases āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ Preposition āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ (āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨: “in,” “on,” “at”), āĻāĻŋāĻā§ Phrase āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ Preposition āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ Prepositional Phrase āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ (āĻāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ Complex Preposition āĻā§āĻ˛ā§)āĨ¤
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Example:
- According to the weather report, it will rain tomorrow.
- In spite of the difficulties, she persevered.
- Because of the storm, the flight was canceled.
Scenario 1: Identifying the Phrase Type On Its Own
- Phrase: in a hurry
- Type: Prepositional Phrase
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ “in a hurry” āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Prepositional Phrase āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ “in” āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Noun Phrase (“a hurry”) āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ° Structure āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Prepositional PhraseāĨ¤
Scenario 2: Identifying the Phrase's Function in a Sentence
- Sentence: He left in a hurry.
- Phrase: in a hurry
- Type: Adverbial Phrase
āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§ “in a hurry” phrase-āĻāĻŋ Verb “left” āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ “How did he leave?” āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§ Adverb āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
Key Point:
- Structure āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ “in a hurry” āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Prepositional Phrase āĻšāĻ˛ā§āĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ° Function āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ Adverbial Phrase āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
Example of Purely Prepositional Phrases:
In the event of – In the event of rain, the match will be canceled.
(āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ “in the event of” āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ phrase-āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Prepositional Phrase āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ “rain” āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤)In spite of – In spite of his illness, he attended the meeting.
(āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ “in spite of” āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ phrase-āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Prepositional Phrase āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ “his illness” āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤)- On account of – He couldnât come on account of a family emergency.
(āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ “on account of” āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ phrase-āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Prepositional Phrase āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ “a family emergency” āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤) With regard to – With regard to your question, Iâll need more time to answer.
(āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ “with regard to” āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ phrase-āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Prepositional Phrase āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ “your question” āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤)In place of – We used honey in place of sugar.
(āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ “in place of” āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ phrase-āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Prepositional Phrase āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ “sugar” āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤)
Key Point:
- These purely prepositional phrases work as complete prepositions even though they consist of multiple words. āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻāĻļā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Prepositional Phrase āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§; āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻž Preposition āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻž Noun āĻŦāĻž Noun Phrase āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
5) Verb Phrase
Verb phrase āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ Verb āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ Auxiliaries āĻŦāĻž Helping Verbs-āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ Phrase-āĻāĻ° āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ Finite Verb āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Example:
- They have been playing football for hours.
- â āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ phrase “have been playing” āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž “playing” āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ Helping Verbs āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Other Types of Phrases:
Other types of phrases include gerund phrase, infinitive phrase, participle phrase, and appositive phrase. We’ll discuss these later on!
Check Your Understanding: Phrase
Identify the type of phrase:
The children, full of joy, played in the park.
What is the function of the phrase "in a hurry" in the sentence?
He left in a hurry.
Which of the following is an example of a Prepositional Phrase?
Identify the Noun Phrase:
The big brown dog chased the cat.