Phrase and Clause

IDENTIFICATION OF

PHRASE AND CLAUSE

In the parts of speech section, you have successfully identified different parts of speech. That concept will help you more to identify different phrases and clauses. The clues for identifying different parts of speech and phrases or clauses are all the same. So you should try to understand this, although it is not very much important for your admission test.

·        Noun phrase:- If a phrase is used as the subject or object of a verb it is noun phrase.

A man of letters is respected everywhere.

·        Adjective phrase:- If a phrase is used to qualify a noun. It may be used with a preposition.

The river in front of my house is big.

·        Adverb phrase:- When a phrase is used to qualify the verb, it is then adverb phrase.

The river is in front of my house.

·        Prepositional phrase:- When a phrase is used to relate a phrase or word in a sentence, it is prepositional phrase.

The river in front of my house is big.

·        Conjunction phrase:- When a phrase is used to join a clause, it is called conjunction phrase.

You should come as soon as you can.

·        Interjection phrase:- When a phrase is used to express emotion, it is called interjection phrase.

What a shame! You have lost.

·        Noun clause:- If any clause is used as the subject or object of a verb, it is then noun clause.

What is lotted cannot be blotted.

I said that it was obsolete.

·        Adjective Clause:- When a clause is used to qualify a noun or a pronoun it is then adjective clause.

The man who came here is poor.

I saw the ring which was lost.

·        Adverb Clause:- When any clause is used to qualify a verb, it is then the adverb clause.

He could not come because he was ill.

He was riding when I saw him.