IX Class X Class The Merchant of Venice ACT 4 Scene 1 MOV Act 4: Scene 1 (Set 1 MCQs) MOV Act 4: Scene 1 (Set 2 MCQs) MOV Act 4: Scene 1 (Set 3 MCQs) MOV Act 4: Scene 1 (Set 4 MCQs) MOV Act 4: Scene 1 (Set 5 MCQs) MOV Act 4: Scene 1 (Set 6 MCQs) MOV Act 4: Scene 1 (Set 7 MCQs) MOV Act 4: Scene 1 (Set 8 MCQs) ACT 5 Scene 1 MOV Act 5: Scene 1 (Set 1 MCQs) MOV Act 5: Scene 1 (Set 2 MCQs) MOV Act 5: Scene 1 (Set 3 MCQs) MOV Act 5: Scene 1 (Set 4 MCQs) MOV Act 5: Scene 1 (Set 5 MCQs) MOV Act 5: Scene 1 (Set 6 MCQs)
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Phrase
Phrase A phrase is a group of words that express a concept and is used as a unit within a sentence. Eight common types of phrases are: noun, verb, gerund, infinitive, appositive, participial, prepositional, and absolute. Take a look at our selection of phrase examples below. Noun Phrases A noun phrase consists of a noun and all its modifiers. The bewildered tourist was lost. The lost puppy was a wet and stinky dog. The flu clinic had seen many cases of infectious disease. It was a story as old as time. The sports car drove the long and winding road . Saturday became a cool, wet afternoon. Verb Phrases A verb phrase consists of a verb and all its modifiers. Here are examples: He was waiting for the rain to stop . She was upset when it didn't boil . You have been sleeping for a long time. You might enjoy a massage. He was eager to eat dinner. Gerund Phrases A gerund phrase is simply a noun phrase that starts with a gerund . Examples include: Taking my dog for a wal
Kinds of Sentences
Kinds of Sentences There are three kinds of sentences. Simple sentences Complex sentences Compound sentences Simple Sentences A simple sentence is a sentence that consists of just one independent clause . A simple sentence has no dependent clauses . (An independent clause (unlike a dependent clause) can stand alone as a sentence.) I cannot drink warm milk. A day without sunshine is like night. Only the mediocre are always at their best. (Novelist Jean Giraudoux) Reality continues to ruin my life. (Cartoonist Bill Watterson) A simple sentence is not always a short, basic sentence like the four examples shown above. A simple sentence could have a compound subject (i.e., a subject with two or more simple subjects ). For example: Jack likes walking. (This is a simple sentence with one simple subject ("Jack").) Jack and Jill like walking. (This is a simple sentence with a compound subject made up of two simple subjects ("Jack" and "Jill").) A simple sent