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Underline the phrases used in the following sentences.
The lion is an animal of great strength.
2. Ahard working child is always able to succeed.
3. He listened to me with great attention.
4. Do not play with naughty boys.
5. Kolkata is a city with a thick population.
6. He is full of courage.
7. She was wearing a bangle made of gold.
8. An old man lived beside the lake.
9. The boy stood on the burning deck.
10. He wants to go home.
11. Do you enjoy reading this book?
12. The wicked boy loves getting people into trouble.
13. He speaks like a born leader.
14. I have forgotten how to play this game.
15. He succeeded in the long run.​

Answer 1

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1. The lion is an animal of great strength.

2. A hard working child is always able to succeed.

3. He listened to me with great attention.

4. Do not play with naughty boys.

5. Kolkata is a city with a thick population.

6. He is full of courage.

7. She was wearing a bangle made of gold.

8. An old man lived beside the lake.

9. The boy stood on the burning deck.

10. He wants to go home.

11. Do you enjoy reading this book ?

12. The wicked boy loves getting people into trouble.

13. He speaks like a born leader.

14. I have forgotten how to play this game.

15. He succeeded in the long run.

★ Explore More :

•➸ A phrase is a word or a group of words that is not a sentence but acts as a part of speech in a sentence.

•➸ There are five kinds of phrases.

1. Noun phrase
2. Verb phrase
3. Adjective phrase
4. Adverb phrase
5. Preposition phrase

• ➸ NOUN PHRASE :

1. it works like a noun.
2. It is used as subject of verb, object of a verb, complement to verb- be, complement to a preposition.
3. eg - He is a brilliant boy in this locality.
4. Noun phrase is an expansion of a noun.

• ➸ VERB PHRASE :

1. It acts like a verb.
2. It includes with auxiliaries + main verb.
3. when more than one verb sits side by side, the final verb is the main verb and others are auxiliaries.
4. eg - It has been raining since the morning.

• ➸ ADJECTIVE PHRASE :

1. It works like an adjective.
2. The main adjective word can take a preposition or present or past participle for its expansion.
3. eg - She was a lady with a great wealth.

•➸ ADVERB PHRASE :

1. It acts like an adverb.
2. It modifies the verb, adj. and adv. too.
3. eg - The man ran at a great speed.

• ➸ PREPOSITION PHRASE :

1. It starts with a preposition.
2. It works as an adverbial, modifier of noun phrase, as a subject etc.
3. eg - She greeted us at the breakfast table.

Answer 2

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Answers

1. The lion is an animal of great strength.

2. A hard working child is always able to succeed.

3. He listened to me with great attention.

4. Do not play with naughty boys.

5. Kolkata is a city with a thick population.

6. He is full of courage.

7. She was wearing a bangle made of gold.

8. An old man lived beside the lake.

9. The boy stood on the burning deck.

10. He wants to go home.

11. Do you enjoy reading this book ?

12. The wicked boy loves getting people into trouble.

13. He speaks like a born leader.

14. I have forgotten how to play this game.

15. He succeeded in the long run.

★ Explore More :

•➸ A phrase is a word or a group of words that is not a sentence but acts as a part of speech in a sentence.

•➸ There are five kinds of phrases.

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Adjective phrase

Adverb phrase

Preposition phrase

• ➸ NOUN PHRASE :

it works like a noun.

It is used as subject of verb, object of a verb, complement to verb- be, complement to a preposition.

eg - He is a brilliant boy in this locality.

Noun phrase is an expansion of a noun.

• ➸ VERB PHRASE :

It acts like a verb.

It includes with auxiliaries + main verb.

when more than one verb sits side by side, the final verb is the main verb and others are auxiliaries.

eg - It has been raining since the morning.

• ➸ ADJECTIVE PHRASE :

It works like an adjective.

The main adjective word can take a preposition or present or past participle for its expansion.

eg - She was a lady with a great wealth.

•➸ ADVERB PHRASE :

It acts like an adverb.

It modifies the verb, adj. and adv. too.

eg - The man ran at a great speed.

• ➸ PREPOSITION PHRASE :

It starts with a preposition.

It works as an adverbial, modifier of noun phrase, as a subject etc.

eg - She greeted us at the breakfast table.