Question

9.Underline the phrases in these sentences and write their types. (5)

1. The hard-bound book on the desk is mine.

2 Anjali is looking pretty in the gown with red frills

3. The leaves of the mango tree are swaying in the breeze.

4. A lady with a plump face and almond eyes came forward to greet us.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1.a) hard-bound ( Nominal Compound working as an adjectival Phrase used attributive Adjective to the (book). b) on the desk ( pp Phrase as locative lexical item)

2. ( in the gown) Noun Phrase. ( with red frills) is a pp Phrase working as an adjective.

3. a) ( The leaves of the mango) Noun phrase as a subject.) b) (in the breeze) PP phrase.

4. a) ( A lady with plump face and almond eyes) adjective Phrase in relation to the noun , lady is working as a subject.

b) to greet us ( infinitive phrase).