PHRASES AND CLAUSES
PHRASES AND CLAUSES We have learnt that a sentence is a group of words connected as per certain grammatical rules so as to make a complete idea that we want to communicate. We have also learnt that a sentence consists of two parts, subject and predicate, and a verb is an essential component of the predicate. Subjects are generally made of nouns and pronouns. However, there are situations when a group of words, though has a meaning cannot be termed as a sentence, or when a group of words satisfies all conditions of a sentence but in essence forms only a part of a bigger sentence. Such groups are known as Phrases and Clauses. In this post we shall learn about them. THE PHRASE We go back to the sentence - Ravi throws a stone into the pond. Now, let us examine the group of words into the pond . It has a meaning; it makes sense but does not convey the complete sense. Such a group of words, that makes sense but not the complete sense, is ...