Attributives and Phrase

Attributives and phrase

In this article, I want to talk about the two simple subject, well those are attributives and phrase.

The first one, let’s talk about the attributives. So, what is it? The attributives is a word or a word group as an adjective that is adjacent to the noun it modifies without a linking verb. Example : clumsy in the clumsy girl.

There are three types of the attributives:

1.       Attributives adjective

It is the adjective that describes or modify an attribute of the noun phrase of which it is a part. for example : beautiful house, something important, big car, etc

2.       Noun attributives

It is the noun that modifies or describes another noun attributively and that is optional (it can be removed without affecting the grammar) ; a noun is used as an adjective. For example : chicken soup, the attributive noun “chicken” modifies the noun “soup”

3.       Verb attributives

It is the verb that modifies the noun in the manner of an attributive adjective,  rather than  express an independent idea as a predicate. Example : the man wearing a hat, barking dog, etc.

The second one, let’s move to the phrase.  Phrase is a group of word without the subject and verb or we can find the phrase in the sentence. For example, he is laughing at the joker.

The phrase has various function in the sentence. It depends on its constructions (word it contains). It can be function as a noun, an adjective, an adverb or as a preposition.

 Based on the function and the construction, phrase are divided into various types ; i.e. noun phrase, verb phrase, adverb phrase and adjective phrase.

1.       Noun phrase

A noun phrase consists of a noun and other related words (usually modifiers and determiners) which modify the noun. It functions like a noun in a sentence. Example : the cat, a strange people.

2.       Adjective phrase

An adjective phrase is a group of words that functions like an adjective in a sentence. It consists of adjectives, modifier and any word that modifies a noun or pronoun. Example : a great teacher, a nice red shirt, etc

3.       Adverb Phrase

An adverb phrase is a group of words that functions as an adverb in a sentence. It consists of adverbs or other words (preposition, noun, verb, modifiers) that make a group with works like an adverb in a sentence. Example : in a good manner, in a loud voice.

4.       Verb Phrase

A verb phrase is a combination of main verb and its auxiliaries (helping verbs) in a sentence. Example :  He is eating an apple, She has finished her work, You should study for the exam, etc.

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