Phrase and Clause

PHRASE

A phrase is a unit of grammar. A phrase may consist of one word or more than one word.

There are 5 kinds of phrase in English

1. Noun phrase

Noun phrase generally has a noun (or pronoun) as its main word.

e.g.: My new car near the door is cost a lot.

2. Verb phrase

Verb phrase generally has a main verb as its main word.

e.g. : The store has been closed

3. Prepositional phrase

Prepositional phrase is a phrase which has a preposition as its first word.

e.g. Betty put the gadget on her desk last time.

4. Adjective phrase

Adjective phrase is a phrase which has an adjective as its first main word.

e.g. The girl with long hair is my friend

5. Adverb phrase

Adverb phrase is a phrase which has an adverb as its main word

e.g. He comes here as quickly as possible

CLAUSE

Clause is a building of words which consist of subject and predicate. Usually a sentence contains at least one main clause or it may also contain subordinate clause.

Main clauses are divided into these types:

1. Statements

e.g. We are unlucky

2. Questions

e.g. Where have you been?

3. Imperatives

e.g. Don’t be shy

4. Exclamations

e.g. What a naïve guy he is!

Subordinate clauses

1. Adverbial clause is a subordinate clause which explains the verb.

e.g. He came here when the bell rang

2. Comment clause is a small clause which adds a comment to what is said in the MAIN CLAUSE or in the rest of the sentence

e.g. She will not come back, I guess

3. Noun clause is a clause which is used as noun. There are 4 kinds of noun clause in English:

a. That-clause. E.g. no one says that you are ugly

b. 5W 1H-clause. E.g. What I know is she is going out with him

c. infinitive clause. E.g. Our mission is to catch the thief as soon as possible

d. –ing clause. E.g. They must be in trouble of reading that forbidden book.

4. Relative clause is same as like adjective clause which is used relative pronoun

e.g. the man who calls me is my former husband

Descriptive Text

Mrs. Horan

Mrs. Horan is a rich woman in the area which my sister and I are living, she has many apartments in this area, including the apartment lived by my sister and me is Mrs. Horan’s. And department store located in front of my apartment is also Mr. Horan’s. Besides a rich woman, she is also a kind person, especially to my sister and me. Because she doesn’t have any child, she treats my sister and me as her own children. Mrs. Horan’s husband has died since 5 years ago because of heart attack, since her husband died she don’t want to married another man, because she still loves her husband. Not only kind to us, she is also kind to people in this place. She often helps people who need help. Like this time, Mrs. Horan is helping an old woman to pick the fallen fruit. Another good side from Mrs. Horan is royal. Mrs. Horan often gives people around here some gifts whenever she comes home from her trip. In spite of she is kind and royal, she is a lonely woman, because she doesn’t have anyone by her side. So that, whenever she feels lonely, she will come to my apartment and spend the whole day by doing many activities; such as singing together, cooking together, watching television together, sharing our story etc. I remember, Mrs. Horan always calls me ‘Hinata’. When I asked her the reason, she answered that seeing me like seeing one of character anime which she likes. When I heard it, I surprised for a moment. To be honest, she has a childish side despite her age is 35 years old. Because of her character, many people including me love her and respect her so much. 
Mrs. Horan always reminds me to my mother who has died, so that I love her like my own mother. That is all a liitle description about my kind neighbour.

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Komodo Dragon

KOMODO

There are many types of Komodo in this world, and the largest Komodo called Komodo dragon. Some of that animal lives in bushes and forests of Indonesian islands. Komodo dragons are the world's heaviest lizard weighing 152 pounds or more. The largest Komodo ever measured more than 10 feet 3 meters and weighing 166 kg but the average size of komodo in the wild about 8 feet 2.5 meters long and 91 kg Komodo has gray scaly skin , a pointed snout , powerful limbs and a very strong muscular tail.

Komodo dragon uses their keen sense of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. They also hunt other lizards as well as large mammals and are sometimes cannibalistic. Dragons teeth are almost completely covered by its gums are great. When it feeds, the gums bleed, creating an ideal culture for the virulent bacteria. Bacteria which lives in the Komodo dragon saliva causes septicemia or blood poisoning to humans. A dragon will bite its prey, and then follow until the animal is too weak to continue. This lizard species is threatened by hunting, loss of prey species and habitat loss. Dragons are animals live in Indonesia especially Sumatra. Thus many people state that Komodo Dragon is one of a miracle in Indonesia. We should be proud of our country Indonesia