Phrases can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| phrase - divide, combine, or mark into phrases; "phrase a musical passage" | ||
| phrase - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" | ||
Noun |
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| phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence | ||
| phrase - a short musical passage | ||
| phrase - dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence | ||
| phrase - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |
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| 1. | noun | By the way, have you read the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution - or do you only know the first phrases? | |
| 2. | noun | Some fine phrases occurred to the poet. | |
| 3. | noun | I quoted some famous phrases in my book. | |
| 4. | noun | I have to learn many words and phrases by heart. | |
| 5. | noun | His speech contained many fine phrases. | |
| 6. | noun | In legal documents, difficult words and phrases are often used. | |
| 7. | noun | It warms your heart to, when listening to a song in a (seemingly!) foreign language like Slovak, Macedonian, Slovenian, hear words you have known since your childhood and even understand whole phrases. | |
| 8. | noun | When you go abroad, it is useful to learn at least some polite phrases in the local language. | |
| 9. | noun | When traveling abroad, it's helpful to learn at least a few chance words and phrases of your destination. | |
| 10. | noun | Make four mini-dialogs with the phrases in the list. | |
| 11. | noun | It warms your heart when, while listening to a song in a (seemingly!) foreign language — Slovak, Macedonian, or Slovenian — you hear words that you have known since your childhood and even understand whole phrases. | |
| 12. | noun | While listening to songs in a what is supposed to be a foreign language such as Slovak, Macedonian, Slovenian, it warms your heart to hear words that you have known since childhood and that you can even understand whole phrases. | |
| 13. | noun | A bad writer's prose is full of hackneyed phrases. | |
| 14. | noun | Use a dictionary to find the meanings of the phrases below. | |
| 15. | noun | Choose three words or phrases relating to your topic that other students might find interesting and useful and present them to the class. | |
| 16. | verb | Phrase a musical passage. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| By the way, have you read the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution - or do you only know the first phrases? |
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| Some fine phrases occurred to the poet. | |
| I quoted some famous phrases in my book. | |
| I have to learn many words and phrases by heart. | |
| His speech contained many fine phrases. | |
| In legal documents, difficult words and phrases are often used. | |
| It warms your heart to, when listening to a song in a (seemingly!) foreign language like Slovak, Macedonian, Slovenian, hear words you have known since your childhood and even understand whole phrases. | |
| When you go abroad, it is useful to learn at least some polite phrases in the local language. | |
| When traveling abroad, it's helpful to learn at least a few chance words and phrases of your destination. | |
| Make four mini-dialogs with the phrases in the list. | |
| It warms your heart when, while listening to a song in a (seemingly!) foreign language — Slovak, Macedonian, or Slovenian — you hear words that you have known since your childhood and even understand whole phrases. | |
| While listening to songs in a what is supposed to be a foreign language such as Slovak, Macedonian, Slovenian, it warms your heart to hear words that you have known since childhood and that you can even understand whole phrases. | |
| A bad writer's prose is full of hackneyed phrases. | |
| Use a dictionary to find the meanings of the phrases below. | |
| Choose three words or phrases relating to your topic that other students might find interesting and useful and present them to the class. | |
| verb | |
| Phrase a musical passage. |
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