PHRASES AND CLAUSES

PHRASAL AND CLAUSES

·         Phrasal and clauses are two types of sentence structures that are commonly used in the English language.

·         A phrase is a group of words that functions as a single unit, without a subject and a predicate.

·         On the other hand, a clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate and can function as a sentence on its own.

·         A phrasal clause, as the name suggests, is a combination of a phrase and a clause. It consists of a phrase and a verb, which together convey a complete thought.

·         For example, 'She ran out of the room' is a phrasal clause, where 'out of the room' is the phrase and 'ran' is the verb.

NOUN CLAUSES

·         Noun clauses, also known as nominal clauses, are a type of clause that functions as a noun in a sentence. They can act as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence, providing information about a person, thing, or idea.

·         Noun clauses are introduced by words such as 'that', 'if', 'whether', and 'who', and can be identified by their ability to complete the sentence and their placement in the sentence.

·         For example, 'I know that she is coming' is a sentence with a noun clause, 'that she is coming', acting as the direct object.

FORMATION OF NOUN CLAUSES

·         Noun clauses can be formed by using a question word, such as 'what', 'who', 'where', 'when', and 'how', followed by a verb and the rest of the sentence.

·         For example, 'I don't know what she wants' is a sentence with a noun clause, 'what she wants', acting as the direct object. Noun clauses can also be formed by using a conjunction, such as 'that', 'if', 'whether', and 'who', to join two clauses.

·         For example, 'I am sure that she is coming' is a sentence with a noun clause, 'that she is coming',acting as the direct object.