Phrase:
A phrase is a group of words where subject
and verb don’t exist at the same instance
N̲o̲u̲n̲ P̲h̲r̲a̲se̲ ̲:
A noun phrase is a group words that acts as a
Noun. It may be a Subject,Object, Complement
of a Verb.
Example:
My father is a retired person
Here a retired person is used as Complement
Noun phrase may be used as Subject of Verb
Examples :
To learn English is the demand of the present
age
Smoking cigarette is a bad habit
Reading Newspaper is a good habit
Swimming in the river is dangerous
His coming here is uncertain
To learn English is essential
Noun Phrase may be used as Object of
Transitive Verb.
Examples:
I like to watch games of thrones.
He wanted to have a cup of tea.
Dr. Shahidullah was a man of litters
My mother likes to cook delicious dishes.
She prefers Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Noun Phrase may be used as Complement of
Subject
Examples :
John is a boy of his words
He is a full time worker
The lion is the king of beasts
Life is not a bed of roses
Life is one kind of struggle
Noun Phrase may be used as Object of
Preposition
Examples :
He is good at reading newspaper
He is proud of his man and money
This prize is for the best boy of the class
I am good of his excellent result
We could not see him at the time of his arrival
Noun Phrase may be used as Noun in Apposition
Examples:
Mahbub Shakil,the admin of English Park, is a
sagacious person
Dhaka,the capital of Bangladesh, is a populous
county
Ayub Ali,my best friend, is no more
MR Aniket,principal of Community Model
School(CMS) is a learned person
Virat Kohli,the Indian Skipper, is the best ODI
batsman in the world
The Structure of Noun Phrase : The noun phrase
is a group of words that ends with Noun
Possesive + Noun = Noun Phrase
Examples :
Our Country,His Curiosity, Your Parents, King’s
Evil,God’s Acre,The Lion’s share
Adjective + Noun = Noun Phrase
Examples :
Poor Children, Rural Woman,Illiterate People, a
good deal,Ardent Spirits, a lunatic asylum,Capital
Punishment, a narrow escape, a burning question
Article + Adjective + Noun= Noun Phrase
Examples :
A clever boy,An educated mother,the corrupt
politicians
Article + Adverbd + Adjective + Noun = Noun
Phrase
Examples :
A very honest officer,a nicely decorated house etc
The + Adjective = Noun Phrase
Examples :
The Poor,The Rich etc
To + Verb = Noun Phrase
Examples :
To walk is a good exercise
To swim is my hobby
Verb + ing = Noun Phrase
Examples :
Walking is a good exercise
Swimming is my hobby
Adjective Phrase: An adjective phrase is a phrase
that works as an adjective for modifying a noun
or pronoun.Adjective can modify noun/pronoun
by placing before/after noun/pronoun
Examples :
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
A girl in whit sharis is my cousin
The fox without a tail call the meeting
The man walking along the road is a teacher
The bird flying in the sky has been shot
Adverb+Adjective =Adjective Phrase
His speech is highly motivated
I am extremely sorry
He is very honest
Preposition +Adjective =Adjective Phrase
He saw a lady with red lips
I want to see a face with smile
English is a language abounding with idiomatic
expression
As+Adjective +as+Noun = Adjective Phrase
He is as clever as a jackal
The boy is as dull as an ass
Setu is as stupid as Prova
Rabinhood is as strong as lion
The baby is as beautiful as lily
Noun +Present participle+preposition
+object=Adjective Phrase
Birds flying in the sky are enjoying freedom
Farmers working in the field are hopeful
The man working in the garden is a gardener
The dog sleeping in the street is dangerous
Noun +Past participle+object =Adjective Phrase
I saw the sky covered with clouds
The crops damaged by flood greatly harm
A saint absorbed in meditation acts condemned
by religion
Noun+Infinitive +object /Adverb=Adjective
Phrase
He hopes to defeat successfully
The boy desires to success in life
The killer attempts to murder the man
Adverb Phrase: An adverb phrase is a group of
words that acts as an adverb.It generally modify a
verb,an adjective or another adverb by denoting
manner,place or time.
If we ask the verb with When,Where,How, Why,
the answer will be Adjective.
He didn’t came school because of his illness(Ask
the verb with why)
He behaved rudely (এখানে rudely adverb কেন না
এটি ক্রিয়া সম্পন্ন হওয়ার ধরণ কে নির্দে শ করেছে।
কিন্ত একটি মাত্র word তাই এটি adverb । এই adverb
এর স্থলে in a rude manner একই অর্থ দেয় । অর্থাৎ
adverb এর কাজ করে।
Examples :
Manner:
Carefully = With Care
Bravely = in a bravely manner/with bravely
Carelessly =Without any care
Attentively = with attention
Quickly = with great speed
Place:
Here = at this place/on this spot
There = at that place/ on that spot
Away = to another place
Time:
Now = at this very moment
then = at that moment /time
soon = before very long/at an early date
recently=at present /at a recent date
Salma is coming now
Salma is coming at this very moment
The arrow is fall here
The arrow is fall at this place
He runs quickly
He runs with great speed
Structure of Adverb Phrase :
Adverb+and+ Adverb = Adverbial phrase.
Examples:
He is out and out (পুরোপুরি) a gentle man
He tried heart and soul.
He did the thief black and blue
The crow looked to and fro
He help me few and far between.
Every+time (time indicator noun) =Adverbial
Phrase
Examples:
He comes to visit us every month
He works in the park every morning
Every year, he gets the first prize
Adverbial phrase of time: Indicates when the task
has been completed or done
Examples :
The sinner will suffer in the long run.
He is coming in a minute.
Our class begins in November.( Here, in
November =adverbial phrase.)
Adverbial phrase of manner :Indicates how the
task has been completed or done.
Example:
Shihabul ran at a great speed.
I told him the matter in a polite way.
Adverbial Phrase of Cause and Purpose: Indicates
intention, reason and result
Example :
We read more and more to make a good result.
Rubina sold her hair to buy a gift
He shed tears to see the sufferings of the poor.
Prepositional Phrases : Prepositional Phrase is a
group of words that starts with preposition and
end with preposition as well
Examples :
The school is in fornt of my house.
