English grammar
What you're going to see below is a part of a lesson that my teacher of grammar gave me; I've always thought that head words and main words are the same but now i'm just confused.
1. Difference between Phrase, Clause and Sentence
1. Phrase:
A phrase is a group of words that work together to do one job but do not contain a subject and
a verb.
Grammarians tend to classify phrases in two different ways:
1. Five types according to their main word: Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb and Prepositional
Phrases.
2. Six types according to their headword: Participial, Gerund, Infinitive, Prepositional,
Absolute and Appositive Phrases.
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anonymous I've always thought that head words and main words are the same but now i'm just confused. "Head word," or simply "head," is the technical name used by linguists. org/term/head "main word" is what non-linguists might use because they are unfamiliar with the vocabulary of linguistics.
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anonymousI've always thought that head words and main words are the same but now i'm just confused.
"Head word," or simply "head," is the technical name used by linguists. https://glossary.sil.org/term/head
"main word" is what non-lingu
0anonymous2. Six types according to their headword: Participial, Gerund, Infinitive, Prepositional, Absolute and Appositive Phrases.
Comments:
A gerund is a term for the present participle of a verb which functions as a noun in the context of a clause. It is not a phrase type. e.g. Deep-sea fishing requires strength and patience.
0“Main word” and “headword” mean essentially the same thing—the key word that determines the type and function of the phrase.
0A phrase like an incomplete thought – just a few words together, without a subject and verb combo.
A clause has both a subject and a verb, and sometimes it can be a full sentence on its own, but not always. A sentence is a complete thought, has a subject and verb, and can stand alone.
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