WORD,SENTENCE, CLAUSES,

&PHRASES…

GROUP… Muhammad Abdul Karim Mir Kanwar Muhammad Haris Hassan Ali Mustafa Ahmed Rimsha Khalid Malik

We will Cover… Word

One Word Sentences Sentence

Importance of SentencesKinds of SentencesTypes of Sentences

ClausesTypes of Clauses

PhrasesKinds of Phrases

Word!What is a Word?

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Sentence

Set of words Complete in itself Grammatically linked Subject Predicate

Importance of Sentences…

For Example :

He laughed. I will meet him in office.

Clause!Definition..

“A clause is a group of related words containing a subject and a predicate”.

A sentence may consist of one two or more clauses.

The kids were laughing at the joker (one clause)

The teacher asked a question BUT no one answered (two clauses)

I like mathematics BUT my brother like biology BECAUSE he wants to become a doctor .

For Example :

Types of Clause..

Main Clause

(Independent Clause)

Subordinate Clause

(Dependent Clause)

Main Clause

Description :

It is a clause that can express a complete thought and can stand as a sentence .

For Example: I met a boy He is wearing a T-shirt A teacher asked a question

Subordinate ClauseDescription :

It is a clause that can not express a complete idea and can’t stand as a sentence

For Example :He likes Chinese food which tastes good. .

KINDS OF SENTENCES

Declarative Imperative Interrogative Exclamatory

DECLARATIVE A declarative sentence is a sentence that simply

makes a statement and ends with a period.

Examples:The boy is happy.I went to the amusement park yesterday.I love to watch old movies.

IMPERATIVE

An imperative sentence is a sentence that makes a command or a request. It sometimes ends with a period.

Examples: Go to your room! Kindly pass the book. Please be quiet.

INTERROGATIVE

An interrogative sentence is a sentence that forms a question. It ends in a question mark.

Examples: Can you log me in your laptop? Who is your teacher? Who is playing cricket?

EXCLAMATORY An exclamatory sentence is a sentence attempts to

show powerful feelings, or emotions. It ends with an exclamation point.

Examples: I love you so much! Wow !you did great.

“TYPES OF SENTENCES”

SIMPLE SENTENCE: COMPOUND SENTENCE: COMPLEX SENTENCE: COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE:

SIMPLE SENTENCE: The most basic type of sentence is the ‘Simple Sentence’, which contains only one clause.

Example:

COMPOUND SENTENCE: A ‘compound sentence’ consists of two or more

independent clauses joined by co-ordinating conjunctions.

Examples:

COMPLEX SENTENCE: A ‘complex sentence’ contains one independent

clause and at least one dependent clause. Examples:

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE: A sentence with two or more independent

clauses and one or more dependent clauses is called ‘compound-complex sentence’.

Examples:

What’s in a Phrase? A group of words which make sense but

are without a Subject and a Verb. For Example:

Break a legBury the hatchetFancy pantsMake a bee-line for

Phrase vs. Sentences  A phrase is a group of

    words that do not express a    complete thought. 

EXAMPLES

  the car (noun phrase) is speeding (verb phrase)

                

A sentence is a group of words that do express a complete thought.

EXAMPLE

The car is speeding.  (noun phrase + verb phrase = sentence

Phrase vs. Sentences  A phrase is not a complete

   sentence because it lacks a subject or predicate or both.

EXAMPLES

the baby (subject) sleeps in a

carriage (predicate)                

A sentence is a completesentence when  it has asubject and a predicate.

EXAMPLE

The baby sleeps in a carriage. (subject + predicate = sentence)

Phrase vs. Sentences A phrase does not give

enough information about the subject or the predicate.   

 EXAMPLES

many candles (noun phrase) burn on the cake (verb phrase)

 A sentence does give complete information.

 EXAMPLE

Many candles burn on the cake.

(noun phrase+ verb phrase = sentence)

Types of Phrases

Noun Phrases Verb phrase Adjective phrase Adverbial phrase Prepositional Phrase

Noun Phrases

A noun phrase is built around a single noun. For Example:

A vase of roses stood on the table.All my dear childrenThe information age

Verb Phrases In a verb phrase, one or more words work together

to give more meaning to a verb. For Example:

She had been living in London.I will be going to college next year.

Adjective Phrase In an adjective phrase, one or more words work

together to give more information about an adjective.

For Example:He’s led a very interesting life.A lot of the kids are really keen on football.

Adverbial Phrases An adverbial phrase is built round an adverb by

adding words before and/or after it. For Example:

The economy recovered very slowly.They wanted to leave the country as fast as possible.

Prepositional Phrases In a prepositional phrase, one or more words work

together to give information about time, location, or possession, or condition. The preposition always appears at the front of the phrase.

 For Example:after a very long walkbehind the old buildingI longed to live near the sea

An apple a day keeps the doctor awayBusy as a bee

Famous Phrases

In the limelight Apple of My eye

Contemporary Usage

“Why so serious?” – The Joker "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." -

Don Corleone to Johnny Fontane about Woltz Saeeen to Saeen- Ali Gul Pir

Question Answer Session!

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