Sentences and Phrases- Know What You Are Talking About
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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?
Musalmano!GO! GO! GO!
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!
Thank You!