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A phrase is a group of words without a finite subject-verb relationship, while a clause contains one and may be independent or dependent. The topic covers noun, adjective and adverb clauses, main and subordinate clauses, sentence patterns and the difference between a dependent clause, a phrase and a sentence fragment.
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- A. adjective clause
- B. adverb clause
- C. noun clause
- D. essential clause
Explanation: - "When the sun shines" is an adverb clause because: - It begins with the subordinating conjunction "when" - It has a subject (the sun)…
Correct answer: adverb clause- A. adjective clause
- B. adverb clause
- C. noun clause
- D. main clause
Explanation: - "we knew we would" is an adjective clause, modifying the noun "life" and describing which life is being referred to.- The adjective…
Correct answer: adjective clause- A. Noun Clause
- B. Adverb Clause
- C. Adjective Clause
- D. Prepositional Clause
Explanation: The clause "what you said" is a noun clause because it:- Functions as a single unit, like a noun- Acts as the object of the verb "will…
Correct answer: Noun Clause184. My mother offered me milk. But for my life, I could not drink it.[The underlined expression means:]
- A. However hard I may try
- B. Because of my life
- C. For the sake of my life
- D. During my life
Explanation: My mother offered me milk. But for my life, I could not drink it. [The underlined expression means:] However hard I may try
Correct answer: However hard I may try- A. Noun phrase
- B. adjective phrase
- C. adverb phrase
- D. verb phrase
Explanation: Noun Phrase (Correct): A noun phrase is a group of words that functions as a noun.
Correct answer: Noun phrase- A. noun phrase
- B. adjective phrase
- C. adverb phrase
- D. apposite phrase
Explanation: Appositive Phrase (Correct): An appositive phrase renames or identifies another noun or pronoun.
Correct answer: apposite phrase- A. noun phrase
- B. adjective phrase
- C. adverb phrase
- D. verb phrase
Explanation: Adverb Phrase (Correct): An adverb phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Correct answer: adverb phrase- A. noun phrase
- B. adjective phrase
- C. adverb phrase
- D. verb phrase
Explanation: Adjective Phrase (Correct): An adjective phrase modifies a noun or pronoun.
Correct answer: adjective phrase- A. Noun phrase
- B. adjective phrase
- C. adverb phrase
- D. verb phrase
Explanation: Adjective Phrase (Correct): An adjective phrase modifies a noun or pronoun.
Correct answer: adjective phrase- A. Noun phrase
- B. adjective phrase
- C. adverb phrase
- D. verb phrase
Explanation: Adverb Phrase (Correct): An adverb phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Correct answer: adverb phrase- A. Noun phrase
- B. adjective phrase
- C. adverb phrase
- D. verb phrase
Explanation: Adverb Phrase (Correct): An adverb phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Correct answer: adverb phrase- A. Noun phrase
- B. adjective phrase
- C. adverb phrase
- D. verb phrase
Explanation: Adjective Phrase (Correct): An adjective phrase modifies a noun or pronoun.
Correct answer: adjective phrase- A. noun phrase
- B. adjective phrase
- C. adverb phrase
- D. verb phrase
Explanation: Noun Phrase (A): While "the heart" is a noun phrase on its own, the entire underlined section "full of grief" doesn't function as a noun…
Correct answer: adjective phrase- A. Noun phrase
- B. Adjective phrase
- C. Adverb phrase
- D. appositive phrase
Explanation: An appositive phrase provides additional information about a noun or pronoun.
Correct answer: appositive phrase- A. Noun phrase
- B. Adjective phrase
- C. Adverb phrase
- D. Verb phrase
Explanation: Consists of a noun and its modifiers. Here, "Travelling in a hot dusty train" functions as a noun phrase because it acts as the subject of…
Correct answer: Noun phrase- A. Gerund Phrase
- B. Participle Phrase
- C. Infinitive Phrase
- D. Appositive
Explanation: The phrase "given to her by her grandmother" is a participle phrase, which is a phrase that begins with a participle (a verb form ending…
Correct answer: Participle Phrase- A. Gerund Phrase
- B. participle phrase
- C. appositive
- D. Infinitive Phrase.
Explanation: The phrase "to lower the sails" is an infinitive phrase, which is a phrase that begins with an infinitive (a verb form beginning with…
Correct answer: Infinitive Phrase.198. Before putting too much effort into the project, maybe you should get someguidance from your boss.
- A. Gerund Phrase.
- B. Preposition Phrase
- C. Infinitive Phrase
- D. Appositive Phrase
Explanation: The phrase "Before putting too much effort into the project" is a gerund phrase, which is a phrase that begins with a gerund (a verb form…
Correct answer: Gerund Phrase.- A. Appositive Phrase
- B. Prepositional Phrase
- C. Gerund Phrase
- D. Infinitive Phrase
Explanation: The phrase "star of Philadelphia" is an appositive phrase, which is a noun or phrase that renames or explains another noun.- In this case…
Correct answer: Appositive Phrase- A. Adjective Phrase.
- B. adverb phrase
- C. participle phrase
- D. absolute phrase
Explanation: The phrase "in brown frock" is an adjective phrase, which is a phrase that functions as an adjective, modifying a noun.- In this case, the…
Correct answer: Adjective Phrase.