Phrases And Clauses Flashcards
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Noun phrase
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- A phrase built around a noun
- DETERMINER + MODIFIERS + NOUN
- The tall boy in the red jacket opened the door.
- An energetic dog jumped up at me.
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Verb phrase
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- A phrase made up of a main verb and any modal/auxiliary verbs
- AUXILLARY/MODAL + MAIN VERB
- She might have seen the message.
- Thou eateth not the churche
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Adjective phrase
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- A group of words centered around an adjective
- They were extremely fond of chocolate
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Adverbial Phrase [HAS NO VERB]
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- A group of words functioning as an adverb
- I left in the middle of the night
(E.g can be replaced by an adverb)
5
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Prepositional phrase
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- Begins with a preposition, followed by a noun phrase
- I am not under the old bridge
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Main clause
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- A clause that can stand alone as a sentence
- They danced all night
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Subordinate clause
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- Cannot stand alone as it adds extra information
- They stayed inside because it was raining
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Relative clause
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- A type of subordinate clause that adds extra information about a noun, introduced by a relative pronoun (who, which, that, etc)
- The girl who won the prize was crying
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Adverbial clause [HAS A VERB]
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- A subordinate clause that functions as an adverb
- They left when the show had finished
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Conditional clause
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- A type of subordinate clause that expresses a condition
- If you study hard, you can get any grade
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Complement Clause
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- Completes the meaning of a verb or adjective
- She said that she was tired.
