Use of English

Types of Phrases Like other units of word classes, the phrase has its functions. The functions depend on its construction, that is, the type of words it contains. The phrase is divided into various types depending on their functions and constructions. The following are the types of phrases.   Noun Phrase This is a group […]

The phrase is a meaningful group of words without a subject and a predicate. It is a group of words without a verb except for the verb phrase that has a verb as its headword. The phrase is an integral part of a sentence that does not have a complete meaning on its own. A

Sentence is the largest independent unit of expression. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark or exclamation mark. It has a subject and a predicate and makes a complete sense. A sentence is said to make a complete sense when it successfully conveys a particular information about a person

A clause is a group of words that have a subject and predicate. It is not all clauses that make a complete meaning. Clause is similar to a sentence because a sentence also has a subject and a predicate. But a sentence differs from a clause because it makes a complete meaning and can contain

Phrase is a meaningful group of words without a subject and a predicate. It is a group of words without a verb except for the verb phrase that has a verb as its head word. Phrase is an integral part of a sentence which does not have a complete meaning on its own. Components of