An Approach To English Grammar & Composition | Chapter 3. THE PHRASE AND THE CLAUSE

1. Point out the Phrases in the following sentences:

(i) He has no presence of mind.

Ans: presence of mind

(ii) Shakespeare as well as Bacon is dead.

Ans: as well as

(iii) I am without friends.

Ans: without friends

(iv) His house is close to ours.

Ans: close to ours

(v) I warned you again and again.

Ans: again and again

(vi) They went there in search of food.

Ans: in search of

(vii) She is a woman of great beauty.

Ans: of great beauty

(viii) My friends come here now and then.

Ans: now and then

(ix) Ram is by far the best boy in the class.

Ans: by far, in the class

(x) He won the prize by dint of hard labour.

Ans: by dint of

2. Pick out the Clauses in the following sentences:

(i) I think you have made a mistake.

Ans: I think. You have made a mistake.

(ii) This the book you lost.

Ans: This is the book. You lost.

(iii) As you sow, so shall you reap.

Ans: You sow. You shall reap.

(iv) All that glitters is not gold.

Ans: All is not gold.

(v) We can't start while it is raining.

Ans: We can't start. It is raining.

(vi) Where you live, I will live.

Ans: Where you live. I will live.

(vii) I don't know when he will return.

Ans: I don't know. He will return.

(viii) Do whatever you think right.

Ans: Do. Whatever you think right.

(ix) He laughs best who laughs last.

Ans: He laughs best. Who laughs last.

(x) We can't rely on what he says.

Ans: We can't rely on. What he says.

(xi) This is the house he built.

Ans: This is the house. He built.

(xii) A soldier is a brave man who fights for his country.

Ans: A soldier is a brave man. Who fights for his country.

(xiii) I shall wait until you come.

Ans: I shall wait. Until you come.

(xiv) He likes you as much as I do.

Ans: He likes you. I do.

(xv) He succeeded because he worked hard.

Ans: He succeeded. He worked hard.