PHRASE AND CLAUSE

MEMBER OF GROUP 1:
1. LUTHFI RAHMADITYA
2. RIA AGUSTINA
3. WAHYU ROHMAD DIANTO
One Building Morning
One Building Morning
One Building Morning
One Building Morning

Phrase
A phrase is defined as a group
of related words that lacks both
subject and verb.
A phrase is a part of a sentence. It is
a group of words (within a sentence)
that does not contain both subject
and verb, and does not express a
complete idea.

B ased on funcion phrases are

classif e
id into :
a) Noun Phrase :
A noun phrases consist of a noun and other related words
(usually modifier and determiners) which modify noun.
Noun+modifier/adj (after or before Noun)
b) Verb Phrase :
A verb phrases is a combination of main verb and its
auxiliaries (helping verb) in a sentence.
Aux + main verb
c) Adjective Phrase :
Preposition + modifer/Adj
d) Adverb Phrase :
Preposition +
noun/verb/modifiers

BASEDON FORM/CONSTRUSTION
PHRASES ARE CLASSIFIED INTO:
a) Prepositional Phrase:
Preposition+ N/Pronoun/modified

b) Participal Phrase

Present Participal (Gerund

Phrase)
Past Participal

c) Infinitive Phrase
infinite/to+V1+other
words/Noun/Pronoun

d) Absolute Phrase:
Noun+Participal
Phrase+Other Words

Clause
A clause is a group of related words
containing a subject and a predicate

Example
I will meet him in office.
The part of above sentence I will meet him
is a clause because it has a subject(I) and a
predicate(will meet him). On the other hand,
the rest part of above sentence in office
lacks both subject and predicate(verb) such
group of word is called phrase.

Type
Main or Independent Clause
Main (or independent) clause is a clause that expresses a
complete thought and can stand as a sentence.
Subject + Verb = Complete Thought
Example;
I met the boy who had helped me.
She is wearing a shirt which looks nice.
He takes medicine because he suffers from fever.
Water spilled over the glass and splashed onto the
counter.
He became angry and smashed the vase into
peaces.

 Subordinate or dependent Clause

Subordinate (or independent) clause is a clause
which does not express complete thought and
depends on another clause (main clause) to
express complete
thought. Subordinate clause
does not express complete idea and cant stand
as a sentence
Example

He likes Chinese rice which tastes good.

The clause which tastes good in above
sentence is a
subordinate clause because it does
not express complete thought and cant stand as a
sentence. It depends on main clause (he likes
Chinese rise) to express complete thought.

Subordinate Conjunction + Subject + Verb

= Incomplete Thought
Examples
Because my dog loves apples, he waits
patiently when I stop at the market.
I bought a table that costs $ 100.
He takes medicine because he suffers from
fever.
Whenever lazy students cheat, Mrs. Russell
throws a litttle chalk at their heads.
Im falling in love with her, because she smiled at
me.

Subordinate Conjunction

Example Phrase
She is making tea for the guests.
They were shouting in a loud voice.
The best tim to call him is at night
He helped to build the roof.

Example Noun Phrase

Modifier Before Noun:
He is wearing a nice red shirt.
I have met the last remaining chief
Jasmine will someday be a great English
teacher.
He bought her a beautiful white dress
Modifier After Noun :
She brought a glass full of water.
The boy with brown hair is laughing.
A man on the roof was shouting

Example Verb Phrase

She has finished her work.

Shanon will meet us there.
You should study for the exam.
She has been sleeping for two hours.
They are waiting for the rain to stop

Example Adjective
Phrase:

He is wearing a nice red shirt.

The girl with brown hair is singing a song
He gave me a glass full of water.
A boy from America won the race.

Example Adverb
Phrase

He always behaves in a good manner.

They were shouting in a loud voice.
She always drives with care.
He sat in a corner of the room.
He returned in a short while.
We visit our grandparents twice a month

Example Prepositional
Phrase
A boy on the roof is singing a song.
(As adjective)
The man in the room is our teacher.
(As adjective)
She is shouting in a loud voice.
(As adverb)
He always behaves in a good manner.
(As adverb)

Example Participle
Phrase
Present Phrase:
I like writing good essays.
(As
noun/object)
She started thinking about the problem. (As
noun/object)
Sleeping late in night is not a good habit. (As
noun/subject)
Weeping of a baby woke him up.
(As
noun/subject)
Past Phrase:
The novel written by Andrea Hirata
The report made by group one is complete

Example Infinite
Phrase
He likes to read books.
(As
noun/object)
To earn money is a desire of everyone.
(As
noun/subject)
He shouted to inform people about fire. (As adverb,
modifies verb shout)
He made a plan to buy a car.
(As
adjective, modifies noun plan)

Example Absolute Phrase

He looks sad, his face expressing worry.
She was waiting for her friend, her eyes on the
clock.
John is painting a wall, his shirt dirty with
paint.

Example Clause

One Clause:
He is sleeping.
The kids were laughing at the joker.
The two biggest resort in Arkansas are Hot Springs
and Eureka Springs
Todays modern TV cameras require only a few light
as compared with the earlier models
The two biggest resort in Arkansas are Hot Springs
and Eureka Springs.
Two Clause:
I am happy, because I won a prize.
Three Clause:
I like Mathematics, but my brother likes
Biology,because he wants to become a

doctor.

TERIMA
KASIH