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Academic- Academic-Clinic.com Clinic.com Clinic.com The achiever’s guide to academic life and beyond... Website: http://academic-clinic.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/academic.clinic Twitter: http://twitter.com/acadclinic College entrance exam and science high school entrance test tips. Conquer UPCAT, ACET, USTET, DLSUCET, PSHS-NCE, and other entrance tests. English II - 1 - Note: This is compilation of materials gathered from different print and electronic sources. We don’t claim copyright on materials and examples taken from references but we do reserve the rights to our own materials and examples. Feel free to pass this on to your friends, but please don’t post it online. Discuss UPCAT and other college entrance exam questions and answers at Academic-Clinic’s Facebook Page. We encourage you to answer the questions we post there and actively participate in the discussions on our wall. For UPCAT, ACET, DLSUCET and USTET tips, tricks, news and other college entrance exam information, visit the Academic-Clinic website. Tell your friends and classmates to come find and join us. The more, the merrier. Good luck! SYNTAX AND MECHANICS POINTERS I. Phrases A phrase is a group of related words used as a single part of speech. 1 They mainly add variety to and relieve monotony of sentences. Look at the following sentences: Vietnamese scarves are all the rage this season. Scarves from Vietnam are all the rage this season. I sadly looked at her. I looked at her with sadness. Note that the subsequent sentences mean the same thing. Only in the first sentence, a single word is used to modify the noun scarves whereas in the second one, a group of words modify scarves. Likewise in the third sentence, one word – sadly – modify the verb looked whereas in the second one, a group of words – with sadness – modifies the same verb looked. KINDS OF PHRASES Divisions according to Form Phrases may be introduced by prepositions, participles, or infinitives. The introductory word determines the classification of the phrase according to form. A prepositional phrase is a phrase introduced by a preposition.2 A participial phrase is a phrase introduced by a participle.3 An infinitive phrase is a phrase introduced by an infinitive.4 Examples: I am leaving in an hour. (prepositional phrase) The boy wearing the baseball cap is our school’s team captain. (participial phrase) 1 Refer to section on Parts of Speech to review what these are. 2 Refer to section on Prepositions for a review on what these are. 3 Refer to section on Participles for a review on what these are. 4 Refer to section on Infinitives for a review on what these are.
Academic- Academic-Clinic.com Clinic.com Clinic.com The achiever’s guide to academic life and beyond... Website: http://academic-clinic.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/academic.clinic Twitter: http://twitter.com/acadclinic College entrance exam and science high school entrance test tips. Conquer UPCAT, ACET, USTET, DLSUCET, PSHS-NCE, and other entrance tests. English II - 2 - Note: This is compilation of materials gathered from different print and electronic sources. We don’t claim copyright on materials and examples taken from references but we do reserve the rights to our own materials and examples. Feel free to pass this on to your friends, but please don’t post it online. Discuss UPCAT and other college entrance exam questions and answers at Academic-Clinic’s Facebook Page. We encourage you to answer the questions we post there and actively participate in the discussions on our wall. For UPCAT, ACET, DLSUCET and USTET tips, tricks, news and other college entrance exam information, visit the Academic-Clinic website. Tell your friends and classmates to come find and join us. The more, the merrier. Good luck! To be free is all I ask for. (infinitive phrase) Divisions according to Use Phrases may be used as adjectives, as adverbs, or as nouns. The function determines the classification of a phrase according to use. An adjectival phrase is a phrase used as an adjective. An adverbial phrase is a phrase used as an adverb. A noun phrase is a phrase used as a noun. Examples: A group of students went past. (adjectival phrase) I motioned to her to her with sweeping gestures. (adverbial phrase) She liked being admired. (noun phrase)
Academic- Academic-Clinic.com Clinic.com Clinic.com The achiever’s guide to academic life and beyond... Website: http://academic-clinic.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/academic.clinic Twitter: http://twitter.com/acadclinic College entrance exam and science high school entrance test tips. Conquer UPCAT, ACET, USTET, DLSUCET, PSHS-NCE, and other entrance tests. English II - 3 - Note: This is compilation of materials gathered from different print and electronic sources. We don’t claim copyright on materials and examples taken from references but we do reserve the rights to our own materials and examples. Feel free to pass this on to your friends, but please don’t post it online. Discuss UPCAT and other college entrance exam questions and answers at Academic-Clinic’s Facebook Page. We encourage you to answer the questions we post there and actively participate in the discussions on our wall. For UPCAT, ACET, DLSUCET and USTET tips, tricks, news and other college entrance exam information, visit the Academic-Clinic website. Tell your friends and classmates to come find and join us. The more, the merrier. Good luck! II. Clauses A clause is a part of the sentence containing, in itself, a subject and a predicate.5 KINDS OF CLAUSES Independent Clause Clauses that make independent statements are called independent or coordinate clauses. The independent clause forms a complete sentence by itself. They are also referred to as principal clauses when used with subordinate clauses. Subordinate Clause Clauses that depend upon some other part of the sentence are dependent or subordinate clauses. The subordinate clause is therefore not complete without the principal clause. Examples: It was he who helped me get my confidence back. IC SC It is imperative that you keep your promise. IC SC TYPES OF SUBORDINATE CLAUSES Subordinate clauses may be used as adjectives, adverbs, or nouns; and as such are known as adjectival, adverbial, or noun clauses. Adjectival Clause An adjective clause is a subordinate clause used as an adjective. Adjectival clauses are usually introduced by relative pronouns (e.g. who, which, what, and that) or relative adverbs (e.g. when, where, and why).6 The girl who is wearing the red obi topped the UPCAT last year. 5 Read the section on Sentences to know what a subject and a predicate are. 6 Refer to readings on Relative Pronouns and Relative Adverbs to review what these are.