What is a Phrase?
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Phrase
No Subject- Verb Combination
Definition:
The phrase is defined as a group of words that makes sense, but is not complete is called a phrase.
الفاظ کا وہ گروپ جو معنی خیز ہو لیکن مکمل نہ ہو اسے جملہ کہا جاتا ہے۔
Examples:
- In the room
- At the table
- Near the door
- On the walls, etc.
Types of phrase
- Noun phrases
- Verb phrases
- Adjective phrases
- Adverb phrases
- Preposition phrases
Noun Phrases with examples
Definition:
A noun phrase is a type of phrase that consists of a noun or pronoun, which is called the head, and any dependent words before or after the head.
Examples:
| Our friends have brought a house in the village. | ہمارے دوست گاؤں میں گھر خرید چکے ہیں۔ |
| The tall mountain was very large. | اونچا پہاڑ بہت بڑا تھا۔ |
| Who ate the last sandwich? | آخری سینڈوچ کس نے کھایا؟ |
| A beautiful house. | ایک خوبصورت گھر ہے۔ |
| A man who has been beaten. | ایک آدمی جسے مارا گیا ہو۔ |
| A man with a bag. | ایک آدمی بیگ کے ساتھ۔ |
Verb phrase
Definition:
We may define a verb phrase as a combination of an action verb and a helping verb, which is also known as an auxiliary verb.
Examples:
| My mother has cooked food. | میری ماں نے کھانا پکایا ہے۔ |
| Fatima will help me learn English. | فاطمہ انگریزی سیکھنے میں میری مدد کرے گی۔ |
| She can smell the pizza. | وہ پیزا کو سونگھ سکتی ہے۔ |
| He has appeared on the screen as an orbit. | وہ ایک مداری کے طورپر سکرین پر نمودار ہوا۔ |
| Those girls are trying very hard. | وہ لڑکیا ں بہت کوشش کر رہی ہیں۔ |
| You must go right now. | اب آپ کو جانا چاہیئے۔ |
| You should wait before going swimming. | آپ کو تیراکی کرنے سے پہلے انتظار کرنا چاہیئے۔ |
| Words were spoken. | الفاظ بولے گئے۔ |
| The teacher is writing a report. | استاد رپورٹ لکھ رہا ہے۔ |
| You have woken up everyone in the neighborhood. | آپ نے محلے میں سب کو جگا دیا۔ |
| My mother is fixing us some dinner. | میری والدہ ہمارے لیے رات کا کھانا بنا رہی ہے۔ |
Adjective phrase with Examples
Definition:
An adjective phrase is defined as a group of words without the subject-verb combination, that modifies a noun or a pronoun.
An adjectives phrase can also appear in the following places:
- At the end of the sentence.
- In the middle of the sentence/ after the noun, it modifies.
- At the beginning of the sentence
Examples:
| The movie was surprisingly good. | فلم حیرت انگیز اچھی تھی۔ |
| She is a highly passionate girl. | وہ ایک انتہائی پرجوش لڑکی ہے۔ |
| A face with a smile on it. | ایک چہرہ جس پر مسکراہٹ تھی۔ |
| Ali sad the cost of a car is way too high. | علی افسردہ ہے گاڑی کی قمیت بہت زیادہ ہے |
| She is rather fond of skiing. | اسے اسکئینگ کا زیادہ شوق ہے۔ |
| I am very much enamored with him. | میں اس کے ساتھ بہت دللگی ہوں۔ |
Adverb Phrase
Definition:
An adverb phrase is defined as a group of words without having the subject-verb combination that works as an adverb in a sentence.
Examples:
| Ayesha teaches English amazingly well. | عائشہ انگریزی حیرت انگیز سکھاتی ہے۔ |
| Haadi eats like a crazy person. | ھادی پاگلوں کی طرح کھاتا ہے۔ |
| The carpenter hit the nail with a hammer. | بڑھئی ہتھوڑے سے کیل ماری۔ |
| The woman living next door is a doctor. | ساتھ ہی رہنے والی عورت ڈاکٹر ہے۔ |
| We must finish our projects before the holidays. | ہمیں اپنے پراجیکٹس کو چھٹیوں سے پہلے ختم کرنا چاہیئے۔ |
Prepositional phrase
Definition:
This one such type of phrase that may define prepositional phrase consists of a preposition followed by a prepositional complement which is characteristical, a noun phrase, or WH-clause or V-ing clause.
Examples:
| The man in the blue shirt is my friend. | نیلے رنگ کی شرٹ میں آدمی میرا دوست ہے۔ |
| A message from her will make his day. | اس سے ایک میسج اس کا دن بنائے گا۔ |
| He is at home in English. | وہ انگلش میں ماہر ہے۔ |
| She will meet me after the class. | وہ مجھے کلاس کے بعد ملے گی |
