Questions tagged [phrases]
A phrase is a group of words that make a unit of syntax with a single grammatical function.
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How can I tell if a phrase has the function of an adjective, adverb, preposition, etc.?
The phrase 'call it a day' has the function of a verb. It acts as a and replaces a verb.
Let's call it a day - Let's eat
I called it a day - I yawned
It's time to call it a day - It's time to eat
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What does "four corners" mean here?
What does "four corners" mean here? A studio, or a room in an apartment?
In our area, an apartment is nearly $2000 for four corners.
Which sense in https://www.merriam-webster.com/...
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Trying to learn online words and meaning for be me [closed]
I’m trying to learn to communicate better with people as I can. I use a lot of big words normally. Old language and old online language. Wanna to be genuine me, and try best is all I can do. So online ...
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What do sewing concerns and tide pole mean? [closed]
In https://youtu.be/KxSBHqFgrCw
Starting from 15:50
You've got Elon musk and Trump still out there sewing concerns about
mail in ballots
What does sewing concerns mean? Is it showing concerns ...
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Why doesn't "for this week" sound natural?
I am working part-time as a retail clerk. I work only three shifts a week. I had my third shift today. When leaving, I said to my colleague.
(1a) I said, "This is my third shift. I am done for ...
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When a participle phrase follows a prepositional phrase, what is the participle phrase modifying?
Per title, when a participle phrase follows a prepositional phrase, what is the participle phrase modifying?
For example, in:
Jim tripped, falling to the floor.
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Rarely but right on target
Is there a phrase or idiom to describe something that happens rarely but it's always spot on?
Would you say?:
rarely but right on target
He speaks rarely but right on target (implying that speaks ...
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Can noun phrases have only one word?
In Saad is now a grown man. I think that Saad is a noun phrase.
Can noun phrases have only one word?
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Please explain "I thought not"
As per title, is there any difference between 'I thought not' and 'I didn't think so'? Thanks.
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Clauses and Phrases
Please identify clause and phrase in this sentence.
Our hard drive is indestructible.
I think there is no phrase in this sentence. This sentence has only one clause that is independent clause. ...
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What does "smudge one's clock face" mean?
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4873807-trump-harris-debate-reaction-podhoretz/ says:
Former President Reagan speechwriter, John Podhoretz, said former
President Trump caused problems for ...
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What is the difference between the three sentences?
Exhausted by the work,Jane got a cup of coffee and sat down.
Jane,exhausted by the work,got a cup of coffee and sat down.
Jane got a cup of coffee and sat down, exhausted by the work.
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What does "rising at the best part of two kilometers a minute." mean?
This is a part of the book "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley in which a pilot and a passenger are in a helicopter and being the flight. They ascend vertically.
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Let's talk about this
Looking for better understanding about the below phrase.
Let's talk about this.
Is this phrase used to explain anything in step by step way?
As always! Thank You.
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Why is "FOX 5 NY’s Duarte Geraldino introduces us to the artists" not "introduces the artists to us"?
From Meet 'Rappin Max Robot'
With the first ever Olympic break dancing competitions happening in
Paris, a special tribute will be on display back here in New York
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