Phrases

Question 1

What types of phrases are there

Answer 1

noun
verb
preposition
adjective
adverb

Question 2

What are noun phrases

Answer 2

Phrases based on a noun and function as a subject, object or complement of a clause.

Question 3

When can you add information to a noun

Answer 3

both before and after the noun in the sentence

pre- and post-modification

Question 4

Post modification

Answer 4

information added after the “headword”.
usually introduced by:
who, which, that or prepositions

Question 5

Post modifying clauses are likely to contain a…

Answer 5

verb phrase

Question 6

What are verb phrases

Answer 6

Phrases which add meaning about the tense, aspect and modality.

Question 7

Progressive aspect

Answer 7

always use a verb with the ending “ing” and have an auxiliary verb

Question 8

Simple aspect

Answer 8

do not have an auxiliary verb

Question 9

Prepositional phrases

Answer 9

phrases that start with a preposition

e.g. in, at, up, through, within, to, from

Question 10

The two functions of prepositional phrases

Answer 10

1.as an adverbial in a clause
(she was standing ON top of a hill)
2.As part of a noun phrase
(the book ON top of that pile)

Question 11

Adjective and adverb phrases

Answer 11

a small group of words used to intensify or modify adverbials