4.
AdverbPhrase
Defi
nit
ion:Agroupofwor
dst
hatmodi
fi
esaver
b,adj
ect
ive,oranot
heradver
b.
Exampl
e:"
wit
hgr
eatent
husi
asm"(
modi
fi
esaver
b,e.
g.,"
Shesi
ngswi
thgr
eatent
husi
asm"
).
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ti
onalPhrase
Defi
niti
on:Aphrasethatbegi
nswi
thapr
eposi
ti
onandendswi
thanounorpr
onoun.
Exampl
e:"
undert
het
abl
e"(
provi
desi
nfor
mat
ionaboutl
ocat
ion)
.
6.I
nfini
tivePhr
ase
Defi
niti
on:Aphrasethatbegi
nswi
thani
nfi
nit
ive(
to+ver
b)andcanf
unct
ionasanoun,
adjecti
ve,oradver
b.
Exampl
e:"
toeatheal
thy"(
canactasanoun,e.
g.,"
Toeatheal
thyi
simpor
tant
").
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Defi
nit
ion:Aphraset
hatbegi
nswi
thager
und(
ver
bendi
ngi
n-i
ng)andf
unct
ionsasanoun.
Exampl
e:"
Runni
ngi
nthemor
ning"(
act
sasasubj
ect
,e.
g.,"
Runni
ngi
nthemor
ningi
sref
reshi
ng"
).
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ici
pialPhr
ase
Defi
nit
ion:Aphrasethatbegi
nswi
thapr
esentorpastpar
tici
pleandf
unct
ionsasanadj
ect
ive.
Exampl
e:"
Bar
kingl
oudl
y,"(
modi
fi
esanoun,e.
g.,"
Thedogbar
kingl
oudl
y")
.
Typesofcl
ause:
Cl
ausescanbecl
assi
fi
edbasedont
hei
rabi
li
tyt
ost
andal
oneandt
hei
rfunct
ioni
nasent
ence:
1.I
ndependentCl ause
Defi
nit
ion:Aclausethatcanst
andal
oneasacompl
etesent
encebecausei
texpr
esses
acompl et
ethought.
Exampl
e:"
Sheenj
oysr
eadi
ng.
"(canf
unct
ioni
ndependent
ly)
.
[Link](Subordinat
eClause)
Defi
nit
ion:Acl
auset hatcannotstandal
oneasacompl
etesent
enceanddependsonan
i
ndependentclauseforit
smeani ng.
Example:"becauseshel
ovesstor
ies"(needsanindependentcl
auset
omakesense,e.
g.,
"Sheenjoysreadi
ngbecauseshelovesstori
es"
).
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veClause
Defini
ti
on:At ypeofdependentcl
ausethatmodi
fi
esanounandusual
lybegi
nswi
thar
elat
ive
pronoun( who,whom,whose,which,t
hat).
Exampl
e:"
whoi
sanex
cel
lentwr
iter
"(modi
fi
esanoun,e.
g.,"
Theaut
horwhoi
sanex
cel
lentwr
iter
").
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ause
Defi
nit
ion:Adependentclauset
hatf
unct
ionsasanadver
b,pr
ovi
dingi
nfor
mat
ionaboutt
ime,pl
ace,
condit
ion,manner,orr
eason.
Exampl
e:"
whent
hesunset
s"(
modi
fi
esaver
b,e.
g.,"
Wewi
lll
eavewhent
hesunset
s")
.