In a previous discussion, we attempted to understand MORPHEMES and their relevance to sentence construction. Today we examine PHRASES and CLAUSES as salient elements of a SENTENCE. STRUCTURAL and ...

A phrase is a group of two or more words that does not contain a subject and a verb working together. There are many types of phrases, including verb phrases, adverb phrases, and adjective phrases.

The mark of fluent English-language writers or speakers is the way they effortlessly do away with words mandated by formal grammar, but which only impede the quick delivery of their ideas. Nonnative ...