Monday, February 16, 2015

About Phrase, Clause and Sentence

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To learn English properly we all need to focus on the grammatical rules. To speak and write in English properly students or anyone have the knowledge of two things and these are: 1) Grammar and 2) Vocabulary. To know or to learn a language it is very important to know the grammatical rules of the language. Because of without learning the grammatical rules one cannot speak or write properly though he or she knows much about vocabulary. That’s why we will discuss about the grammatical rules of English step by step. We “Life Solution” believe our post on English will be a great guide lines and the easy way to learn English to you and especially for the students. Today we will discuss the phrase, clause and sentence which are very important part of grammatical rules of English.

PHRASE, CLAUSE, AND SENTENCE

Phrase means a collection of words that may have nouns or verbs, but it does not have a subject doing a verb. There are some examples of phrases: smashing into a fence, leaving behind the dog, before the first test, on the table, broken into thousands of pieces, between ignorance and intelligence, because of her glittering smile. In these examples that we given above, you will find some nouns like as: fence, test, dog, thousands, ignorance, devastation, intelligence, and pieces. You will also have some verbal’s like as leaving, smashing. They are all phrases.  

Phrases and clauses

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Clause means the collection of words that has a subject and that is actively doing a verb. There are some examples of clauses: 1) because she smiled at him, 2) when the rain stops; 3) I despise individuals of low character, 4) Obadiah Simpson is uglier than a rabid raccoon, 5) since she laughs at diffident men. In the examples that we given above, we will find either a noun or a pronoun that is a subject which is attached to a predicate verb in each case: since she laughs at diffident men, I despise individuals of low character, when the rain stops; Obadiah Simpson is uglier than a rabid raccoon, because she smiled at him. 

If the clause could stand by itself, and form a complete sentence with punctuation, we call the clause an independent clause. The following are independent clauses: Obediah Simpson is uglier than a rabid raccoon, I despise individuals of low character. It could be easily turn independent clauses into complete sentences. For that we have to add appropriate punctuation marks. We might say "Obediah Simpson is uglier than a rabid raccoon!", Or we might write, "I despise individuals of low character." We call them independent because these types of clauses can stand independently by themselves, without any extra words attached, and be complete sentences.

Now we will discuss about the dependent clause. It is another important part of grammar. Dependent clauses have a subject doing a verb, but they have a subordinate conjunction placed in front of the clause. That subordinate conjunction means that the clause can't stand independently by itself. It can’t become a complete sentence without a subordinate conjunction. Instead, the dependent clause is dependent on another clause; it can't make a complete sentence by itself, even though it has a subject which is doing a verb. Common dominating conjunctions or dependent words: since, because, after, who, whom, what, whose, when, before, until, whatever, that, if, while, whether...or not, as, although, unless, even though, as if, which, so that. Here are some examples of dependent clauses: example1- because she smiled at him. Example, 2- when the saints go marching in, example3- since she laughs at diffident men. 

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Exercises 1



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A. Identify whether they are phrase, dependent clause, or independent clause: 1. Over my head, 2. Because I was afraid, 3. I didn’t get very much sleep, 4. That night, 5. I knew what happened, 6. So that I could get some rest, 7. I heard the cat’s meow, 8. Sitting by the broken plate licking the crumbs, 9.When I finally got up, 10. I got so tired, 11. Even though I counted sheep, 12. Ear plugs would be a good investment, 13. I never realized how losing sleep affected me, 14. The next day, 15.When I got to work, 16. I forgot to lock the door of my car, 17. Walking into the parking garage, 18. Did you ever get a strange feeling that someone was around you, 19. On the back of my neck, 20. All because I hadn’t had enough sleep, 21. If you go, 22.Once in a while, 23. It rains, 24. Since they apologized, 25. Off they go.

B.Determine whether the underlined word groups are dependent clauses, independent clauses, or phrase: 1. Although it was raining, Maria went for a jog at Civitan Park, 2. Brianna eats chocolate whenever she gets a poor grade in math, 3. After the flood, the family moved into a temporary shelter, 4. While walking at the park, John saw a raccoon eating potato chips, 5. Students enrolled in bachelor's and associate's degree programs must pass the Regents' Test as a graduation requirement, 6. Students who fail to show up for the Regents' test must enroll in the Regents' remediation courses, 7. When you finish your homework, please take the dog for a walk, 8. After Juan completed the assignment, he swam laps at the gym, 9. Christa left home at 4:00 a.m. since she had to drive to Atlanta for a meeting, 10. Before completing the assignment, Evan decided to eat a quick lunch, 11. Jason took a nap before he left for his friends’ house.12. You can keep your privileges as long as we continue to progress.13. Hqannh wasn’t feeling well, which dad noticed immediately.

14. Although you may disagree, I shall say Sheila is the best person for the job.15. There would be less tension between them if they could just see eye to eye.16. I’m bringing my homework along even though we don’t plan to stay song.17. Hasan, whom I’ve never met before, seemed like a pretty nice guy.18. In order that we may be respectful of the presenters, please turn off your cell phones.19. I knew this was going to be an exciting game when Andrew took his first swing.20.Before you go, would you please be sure to clean up the mess you make?21. Margaret, whose earrings I borrowed last week, is a nice girl.22. It seemed like only yesterday that I was here playing tag with my friends Julie and Laurie.23. Whichever cookie, you decide on, I assure you it will be absolutely delicious. 


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C. Identify the underlined phrase or clause: 1. Hoping for a miracle, the doctors continued the surgery. Answer: ………………………..2. Hasan’s book, which made Oprah’s Book Club this month, is not in any stores. Answer: ………………………..3. While preparing for the speech, Jaen couldn’t help but worry about his entrance. Answer: ………………………..4. Ahmad Hasan wants to visit Bangladesh, but he will need to wait for his next vacation. Answer: ………………………..5. After the banquet, the cooks will take a well-deserved break. Answer: ………………………..6. The cat that Sam chose from the litter seems to be healthy. Answer: ………………………..7. Our boss supports donating time to charity Answer: ………………………..8. Meena hoped to find a cure for the disease, but she tried to be realistic. Answer: ………………………..9. Jhon is hoping for a change to play pool with his aunt. Answer: ………………………..

10. The shoes she saw in the catalogue are available down the street. Answer: ………………………..11. The reporter crouched behind that big tree got the best picture of the arrest. Answer: ………………………..12. Shown Pen, who recently spoke to the youth group, excels at motivating young students. Answer: ………………………..13. Pushed beyond endurance, the runner dropped the baton. Answer: ………………………..14. Arnold hoped to find an answer to the funding shortfall. Answer: ………………………..15. Pressed for time, the agent ran the red light. Answer: ………………………..16. Keith tried supporting both teams, but his heart was with Oregon. Answer: ………………………..17. His uncle thinks that working for the government is the key to stability. Answer: ………………………..18. Karan, who resented being left at home, drew on the walls with his crayons. Answer: ………………………..19. Rana’s chance to make his point slipped away. Answer: ………………………..20. Is it possible that Jhon will compete against this man? Answer: ………………………...

D. Finish any of the stories in about 220 words and underline the independent clauses that you used: 1. I looked into Sharmin's eyes. I was not sure what that was fear, worry or pain. I screamed. I tried to scoot over to her and rest my head on her shoulder. "This couldn't be happening," I told myself, "this can't be real." 2. I felt my face wet with tears. I saw Tahmid's face was wet too. He was crying. Not as a sign of weakness, but of fear for the both of us. 3. It was a dark dark night; no stars were in the sky. I was walking and bleeding to death. I needed help, help in any forms. I couldn’t think what was going to happen.

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Today we only describe about phrase, clause and sentence. Those are the basic of English learning. By our this post you will get a complete idea about the phrase, clause and sentence. This post contains a huge amount of example, which help to improve your English learning. In our next post we discuss about the classification of the sentence. To move our next post which is about the classification of the sentence, please click here.

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