Q1: Underline the phrases used in the following sentences. 1. The lion is an animal of great strength. 2. A homeless child has to spend his days in great misery. 3. He listened to me with great attention. 4. Do not play with naughty boys. 5. Calcutta is a city of 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 vizier 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.
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1). of great strength - prepositional phrase
2). to spend his days in great misery - infinitive phrase
3). with great attention - prepositional phrase
4). with naughty boys - prepositional phrase
5). of a thick population - prepositional phrase
6). full of courage - noun phrase
7). made of gold - participial phrase
8). beside the lake - prepositional phrase
9). on the burning deck - prepositional phrase
10). to go home - an infinitive phrase
11). reading this book - participial phrase
12). getting people into trouble - a participial phrase
13). like a born leader - adverb phrase
14). how to play this game - noun phrase
15). in the long run - prepositional phrase
Explanation:
- The Phrase is described as a group of words that functions as a single syntactical unit usually consisting of a head, central word, and elaborating words.
- There are different types of phrases used in sentences: infinitive phrase, prepositional phrase, noun phrase, participial phrases, adverb phrase, etc.
- The noun phrases are a group of words that function as nouns in the sentence(either as a subject or as an object or compliment) while adverb phrases function to add a description about the main action/verb in the sentence.
- An Infinitive phrase begins with 'to + V1' followed by a modifier or complement and function as a noun, adverb, or adjective in the sentence. Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and function to describe either a noun or a verb.
- The participial phrases begin with a participle(either past or present) succeeded by modifiers and function as adjectives to add a description about a noun.
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