Phrase is combination words which already
contains understanding, but not has subject and predicate, and form of
sentence. Building the purpose, phrase can divide into 3, namely:
a.
Noun Phrase
Noun phrase is phrase that
used as noun.
Example:
·
The table in
this room is small
·
Billy went to
store for some books.
b.
Adjective
Phrase
Adjective phrase is phrase
which used as adjective.
Example:
·
The girl with
brown skin is my sister.
·
His success
in life began early
c.
Adverbial
Phrase
Adverbial phrase is phrase
which used as adverb.
Example:
·
He put the
money into his pocket.
·
Budi fishes
in the big lake.
Building on introductory words, phrase can classified into 4, namely:
a.
Preposition
Phrase
Preposition phrase is
expression which have preposition and usually used as noun.
Example: the report will be
sent in a few days.
b.
Participle
Phrase
Participle phrase is
expression which have participle that usually as adjective.
Example: having finished her assignment, he went home.
c.
Infinitive
Phrase
Infinitive phrase is
expression which have infinitive and infinitive phrase and usually as noun, adjective and adverb.
Example: to see his children
again will make him happy (noun)
He is a good man for you know (adjective)
I had hoped to see her soon. (adv)
d.
Gerund phrase
Gerund phrase is expression
which contains gerund and usually only used as noun.
Example: playing with guns is
dangerous.
Clause
Clause is group of word which contains subject and predicate. Clause
can devide into:
a.
Main Clause
Main clause also called
independent clause is group of words which contains subject and predicate that
has prefect definition and can stand alone.
Example: we study mathematics.
b.
Subordinate
Clause
Refers to dependent clause is
group of words which contains subject and predicate but haven’t prefect
definition, and can’t stand alone. The meaning depend on the other word.
Example: I will you go if you
go
I will read
book if you read.
Building on the function clause can classified
into three kind, namely:
a.
Noun Clause
Noun clause is used as a
subject or an object. In other words, a noun clause is used in the same ways as
a noun phrase.
Example: what he said was interesting
b.
Adverbial
Clause
Adverbial clause is one kind
of dependent clause. A dependent must be attached to an independent or main
clause.
Example: He come post office
when the post office closed.
When it
began rain, we drive faster.
c.
Adjective
Clause
Adjective clause is a
dependent clause which modifies noun, it describe, identifies, or gives further
information about a noun.
