| PART | DEFINITION / FUNCTION | IN A SENTANCE |
| NOUN | PERSON, PLACE OR THING | SVEN owns an expensive house. |
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| VERB | PHYSICAL ACTION OR STATE | They PLAY golf on Sundays. |
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| ADJECTIVE | DESCRIBES NOUNS OR PRONOUNS | That was a LOUD sound system. |
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| ADVERB | MODIFIES NOUNS, VERBS OR ADVERBS | The food arrived FAST. |
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| CLAUSE | A COMPLETE THOUGHT THAT CONTAINS A SUBJECT AND A VERB. | The gold medal goes to WHOEVER WINS THE RACE. |
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| PHRASE | A GROUP OF WORDS THAT MODIFIES THE SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS IN THE SENTENCE TO PROVIDE EXTRA INFORMATION, BUT IT IS NOT A COMPLETE THOUGHT. | OUR WELL-PREPARED COLLEAGUE entered the meeting room. |
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| PRONOUN | REPLACES NOUNS | SHE is very punctual. |
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| PREPOSITION | LINKS NOUNS TO OTHER WORDS | The shoes are BESIDE the door. |
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| CONJUNCTION | JOINS WORDS, PHRASES OR CLAUSES | He requested today off BUT was denied. |
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| INTERJECTION | SHOWS STRONG FEELINGS | WOW! That was a surprise gift. |
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IT IS A GROUP OF WORDS THAT MODIFIES THE SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS IN THE SENTENCE TO PROVIDE EXTRA INFORMATION, BUT IT IS NOT A COMPLETE THOUGHT.
THEY ARE GROUPS OF WORDS THAT ADD MEANING TO A SENTENCE.
THEY DO NOT HAVE A SUBJECT AND VERB COMBINATION THAT MAKES A COMPLETE SENTENCE. |
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| - "AFTER WORK", I WILL GO TO THE GYM. (prepositional phrase) |
| - "THE DELICIOUS", HOMEMADE PIZZA. (adjectival phrase) |
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| - THE STAFF SHOWCASED THEIR WORK "ON THE NEW PROJECT". (adjectival phrase) |
| - "OUR WELL-PREPARED COLLEAGUE" ENTERED THE MEETING ROOM. (noun phrase) |
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| - SHE SIGNED THE "VISITORS BOOK". (non-possesive phrase) |
| - "BEST OF ALL", WE CAN TICK THIS OFF THE LIST. (adverbial phrase) |
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