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PHRASE (Characteristics (A phrase is usually a group of words with some…
PHRASE
A phrase is a small group of words that forms a meaningful unit within a clause. There are several different types, as follow
Characteristics
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A phrase is a single word, which plays a particular role within the grammatical structure of a sentence.
Most phrases contain a key word that identifies the type and linguistic features of the phrase; this is known as the head-word, or the head.
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Consists of a noun or pronoun, which is called the head, and any dependent words before or after the head. Dependent words give specific information about the head.
Characteristics
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Noun phrases often function as verb subjects and objects, as predicative expressions, and as the complements of prepositions
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A verb phrase consists of a main verb alone, or a main verb plus any modal and/or auxiliary verbs.
Characteristics
Verb phrases generally are divided among two types: finite, of and nonfinite
A finite verb is a form of a verb that has a subject and can function as the root of an independent clause; an independent clause can, in turn, stand alone as a complete sentence.
A nonfinite verb is any of several verb forms that are not finite verbs; they cannot serve as the root of an independent clause.
Verb phrases are sometimes defined more narrowly in scope, in effect admitting only those elements considered as strictly verbal to compose verb phrases, which, accordingly, would consist only of main and auxiliary verbs, plus infinitive or participle constructions.
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