PUMPA - SMART LEARNING
எங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுடன் 1-ஆன்-1 ஆலோசனை நேரத்தைப் பெறுங்கள். டாப்பர் ஆவதற்கு நாங்கள் பயிற்சி அளிப்போம்
Book Free DemoA phrase is a group of words that are a part of a sentence. It works together to give a meaning, but cannot stand on its own as a complete sentence. It does not have a subject and/or a verb.
Example:
- Walking across the lane
- On his feet
- Three cute kittens
- Of Ramya
These group of words give meaning, but does not have subject and verb together and hence cannot make a complete sentence.
Subject - Person or thing that is being spoken of, or does the action in a sentence.
Verb - The action that is being performed.
Object - Receives the action.
Direct object - What the subject acts upon.
Indirect object - Who receives the action.
Example:
Ram gave him a car.
Ram - Subject
Gave - Verb
Him - Indirect object
Car - Direct object
1. Noun Phrase:
- A noun is a name, place, thing or animal. A noun phrase is a noun and any word that modifies the noun in the sentence. The modifiers can even be articles, prepositions, adjectives and pronouns.
- A noun phrase can be a subject, direct/indirect object, or the object of a preposition.
Example:
i. The blue house is mine. - the blue house is the noun phrase. Here the noun phrase is the subject.
ii. I want a pen - pen is the noun phrase. Here the noun phrase is the direct object.
2. Verb Phrase:
- It has one verb and other words that modify the verb.
Example:
i. The teacher put the book in the bag.
Put the book in the bag is a verb phrase. It consists of the verb 'put' and its dependents but not the subject 'The Teacher'.
Phrasal Verb
A phrase is a combination of two or more words. A phrase which contains "a verb + a preposition/adverb", and forms a meaning which is different when the words are read separately, is called a phrasal verb.
Example:
1.Break is a verb. It means to separate into pieces.
When prepositions (in, with, down) are added to it, the meaning changes.
Verb + | Preposition = | Phrasal verb | Meaning |
| Break | in | Break in | Forcibly enter |
| Break | with | Break with | Quarrel with |
| Break | down | Break down | Stop functioning |
Example:
2.Turn is a verb. It means to move around a fixed point.
When prepositions (in, up, down) are added to it, the meaning changes.
When prepositions (in, up, down) are added to it, the meaning changes.
Verb + | Preposition = | Phrasal verb | Meaning |
| Turn | in | Turn in | Take someone to the police, hand over |
| Turn | up | Turn up | Arrive unexpectedly |
| Turn | down | Turn down | Reject or refuse |
Some of the phrasal verbs used in the lesson "Empowered Women Navigating the World" are:
| S.No | Sentence | Phrasal verb | Meaning |
1 | We ran out verb of water and food | ran out | Completely finished |
2 | Once they saw that we’re doing well and looking after ourselves, they were quite supportive | looking after | To take care of someone/something |
3 | The six member women crew broke many stereotypes during their record-setting sail | record-setting | Creating a new record or achievement |
4 | The crew started their voyage on 10 September 2017 from Goa, flagged off by the Defence Minister of India. | flagged off | Official start or beginning of an event or undertaking |
5 | We decided that once the circumnavigating was over, we are going to show what we have actually gone through | gone through | Experience something bad |
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