Question

Name the types of phrases from the underlined sentences.
a. I have forgotten how to play this game.

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀʟɪɴᴇᴅ ᴘʜʀᴀsᴇ 'ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴛʜɪs ɢᴀᴍᴇ' ɪs ᴀ ɴᴏᴜɴ ᴘʜʀᴀsᴇ.

ᴇxᴘʟᴀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ:

• ᴀ ɴᴏᴜɴ ᴘʜʀᴀsᴇ ɪs ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀs ᴀ ɴᴏᴜɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ.
• ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴘʜʀᴀsᴇs ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʀɪʟʏ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇ ᴀɴ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ, ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ, ᴏʀ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴀs ᴀ sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ, ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ, ᴏʀ ᴀs ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ.
• ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜʀᴀsᴇ 'ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴛʜɪs ɢᴀᴍᴇ' ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴜɴ ᴘʜʀᴀsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴀs ɪᴛ ɪs ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʙ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ.
• ɪᴛ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀs ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʙ ɪ.ᴇ. 'ғᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ?' ʙʏ sᴛᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ "ғᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴛʜɪs ɢᴀᴍᴇ.