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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. Absolute phrase
- B. Noun Phrase
- C. Infinitive Phrase
- D. Appositive
Explanation: - "teaching English to immigrants" is an appositive phrase, providing additional information about the noun "profession".- The appositive…
Correct answer: Appositive- A. Gerund Phrase
- B. Participle Phrase
- C. Infinitive Phrase
- D. Noun phrase
Explanation: - "appealing to younger readers" is a participle phrase, consisting of the present participle "appealing" and the prepositional phrase "to…
Correct answer: Participle Phrase- A. Absolute phrase
- B. Adverb
- C. Adjective phrase
- D. Noun Phrase
Explanation: - "of little importance" is a prepositional phrase, but "the information of little importance" is a noun phrase, functioning as the object…
Correct answer: Noun Phrase- A. Absolute phrase
- B. Verb phrase
- C. Infinitive phrase
- D. Prepositional Phrase
Explanation: - "to visit me at his very convenience" is an infinitive phrase, starting with the infinitive verb "to visit" and functioning as a noun…
Correct answer: Infinitive phrase- A. Absolute phrase
- B. Verb phrase
- C. Infinitive phrase
- D. Prepositional Phrase
Explanation: - "to pay for the repair to the pavement" is an infinitive phrase, functioning as the object of the verb "expecting".- The infinitive…
Correct answer: Infinitive phrase- A. (A) Such friends as are false should be avoided.
- B. (B) such friends who are false should be avoided.
- C. (C) such friends which are false may be avoided.
- D. such friends those are false should be avoided.
Explanation: Option (A) provides the correct relative pronoun "as" to introduce the clause "are false." This usage is appropriate when referring to…
Correct answer: (A) Such friends as are false should be avoided.- A. Noun clause
- B. Adjective clause
- C. Adverb clause
- D. Adverb phrase
Explanation: Adjective clause provides additional information about a noun (the workers in this case).
Correct answer: Adjective clause- A. Noun phrase
- B. Appositive phrase
- C. Adverb phrase
- D. Adjective phrase:
Explanation: Adverb phrase: An adverb phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Correct answer: Adverb phrase- A. Simple
- B. Compound
- C. Complex
- D. Compound-Complex
Explanation: A complex sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses (clauses that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence).
Correct answer: Complex- A. Appositive phrase
- B. Verb phrase
- C. Infinitive phrase
- D. Adverb phrase
Explanation: Appositive phrase: An appositive phrase renames or clarifies the noun next to it. "A. Q.
Correct answer: Appositive phrase- A. Subject phrase
- B. Object phrase
- C. Appositive phrase
- D. Adjective phrase
Explanation: Appositive phrase: An appositive phrase renames or clarifies the noun or noun phrase before it.
Correct answer: Appositive phrase252. I will be able to get in although I have no ticket. The underlined part of the sentence is a/an:
- A. noun clause
- B. adjective clause
- C. adverb clause
- D. main clause
Explanation: Adverb clause: As mentioned previously, an adverb clause modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Correct answer: adverb clause- A. anaphoric reference
- B. cataphoric reference
- C. cross reference
- D. historical reference
Explanation: Anaphoric reference refers to a word or phrase in a text that refers back to another word or phrase used earlier in the text.
Correct answer: anaphoric reference- A. noun clause
- B. adjectival clause
- C. adverbial clause
- D. independent clause
Explanation: Adverbial clauses function like adverbs, modifying verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Correct answer: adverbial clause- A. noun phrase
- B. noun clause
- C. adjective phase
- D. adjective clause
Explanation: Noun clauses function as nouns in a sentence. In this case, "that she would succeed one day" acts as the object of the preposition "of"…
Correct answer: noun clause- A. interrogative
- B. simple
- C. compound
- D. compound complex
Explanation: Compound-complex sentences combine the features of compound and complex sentences.
Correct answer: compound complex257. Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was as white as a snow. The underlined part of the sentence is:
- A. Adjective Clause
- B. Independent Clause
- C. Noun Clause
- D. Adverb Clause
Explanation: Adjective clauses provide additional information about a noun or pronoun.
Correct answer: Adjective Clause- A. Infinitive phrase
- B. Noun phase
- C. Verb phase
- D. Appositive phrase
Explanation: An appositive phrase renames or clarifies the noun or pronoun before it.
Correct answer: Appositive phrase- A. Compound
- B. Complex
- C. Compound- complex
- D. Simple
Explanation: Compound-complex: A compound-complex sentence combines the features of compound and complex sentences.
Correct answer: Compound- complex- A. It is of no use
- B. I like to see a Smiling face
- C. Once upon a a time, there lived a king
- D. She wore a scarf made of silk.
Explanation: In sentence (c), "Once upon a time" functions as an adverb phrase modifying the verb "lived." It describes when the king lived.
Correct answer: Once upon a a time, there lived a king