COGNITION
THINKING AND LANGUAGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Two or more words
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Smallest meaningful units
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Composed of many words (infinite)
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Basic Sounds
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Detailed explanation-1: -A phrase is a sequence of two or more words that make up a grammatical construction, usually lacking a finite verb and hence not a complete clause or sentence: shady lane (a noun phrase); at the bottom (a prepositional phrase); very slowly (an adverbial phrase).
Detailed explanation-2: -In spoken English, we often use two-word phrases, such as “bye-bye”. Here are 15 of the most common two word phrases, with more in the quiz below. so-so = OK: “How was the meeting?” “So-so – it was nice to see everyone, but we didn’t get anything decided.”
Detailed explanation-3: -: a group of two or more words that express a single idea but do not form a complete sentence.
Detailed explanation-4: -a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
Detailed explanation-5: -Common types of phrases include noun phrases (such as a good friend), verb phrases (drives carefully), adjective phrases (very cold and dark), adverb phrases (quite slowly), and prepositional phrases (in first place).