Unit 2

Question 1

Grammatical hierarchy

Answer 1

Sentences > clauses> phrases> words

Question 2

Phrase

Answer 2

A group of related words that does not have a subject and a verb, meaningful unit on its own

Question 3

5 main types of phrases + 2 other types

Answer 3

Main: Noun Phrase(NP), Verb Phrase(VP), Adjective Phrase(AdjP), Adverb Phrase(AdvP), Prepositional Phrase(PP)
Other types: Absolute Phrase, Appositive phrase

Question 4

Three primary elements of phrase

Answer 4

Head, modifier, and qualifier. Based on position in phrase modifier and qualifier can be called pre-modifier or post-modifier

Question 5

Two kinds of verb phrase

Answer 5

Finite and non-finite

Question 6

Absolute phrase

Answer 6

A group of words consisting of a noun or pronoun and a participle as well as any related modifiers. They do not directly connect or modify any specific word in the rest of the sentence; instead, they modify the entire sentence, adding information

Question 7

Appositive phrase

Answer 7

A re-naming or amplification of a word that immediately precedes it