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By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Remember that a phrase is a group of words without a finite verb that forms part of a sentence. A finite verb is a verb that shows agreement with its subject in terms of person and numbers, e.g., the verb go as in: • He goes • They go Phrases can be used to form sentences by adding other words to them. One of the words to be added could be a verb. Examples • Dancing in the hall • A bottle of water • Our English teacher • Eating lunch You can see that none of the above examples of phrase contains a finite verb. But you can add other words to them to form sentences. Examples • The children are dancing in the hall. • My daddy asked for a bottle of water. • Our English teacher is a woman. • The students are eating lunch. Reminder: A sentence is group of words that makes complete sense. A sentence may have one or more finite verbs in it. A phrase is a group of words that does not make complete sense. Exercises Work with a partner to identify the phrases in the...

By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Adjectives: Forms and sub-classes An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. There are different classes of adjectives. Here are some of them. • Qualitative adjectives or adjectives of quality, such as large, honest, tall, brave, fat, show the kind or quality a person or thing. Examples a) This is a large house. (adjective of quality) b) Mr. Felix is a kind man. (adjective of quality) • Quantifying adjectives or adjectives of quantity, such as some, little, enough, all, no, much, lots, tell us the quantity of something. Examples a) I cooked some food. (adjective of quantity) b) She needs lots of exercise. (adjective of quantity) • Adjective of number, such as one, two, third, fifth, indicate the exact number of persons or things. Examples a) The boy came first. (noun) (number adjective) b) Everyone has two ears. (number adjective) (noun) • Color adjectives, such as brown, green, black,...