identify the phrase what type of phrase it is - surprisingly
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Answer:
what ;-;
Explanation:
A phrase is a group of word that form a part of a sentence. it does not include a subject and a verb. hands, if these cannot stand alone.
The underlined group of words in the sentence below is a phrase :
- there was a fire in the forest.
depending upon their function phrases can be of various types.
NOUN PHRASE
a noun phrase is a group of words consisting of a noun and other related words ( usually modifiers and determiners ) which come after or before the noun. in does the work of a noun in a sentence .
read these sentences
- I want something .
- I want to go home .
in the first sentence, the word something is a noun and it is the object of the verb want. similarly, the group of words, to go home, is the object of the verb want, in the second sentence. hence this group of words does the work of a noun. the group of words, to go home is therefore a noun phrase .
Further examples of noun Phrase :
- this umbrella is mine .
- it is an interesting story.
- he hopes to win the first prize.
- collecting stamps is his hobby .