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2006-06-09 23:33:51 · 4 answers · asked by kinsbuk4love 1 in Education & Reference Other - Education

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Huh? What is the phrase?

2006-06-09 23:35:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

A sequence of words intended to have meaning.

A characteristic way or mode of expression.
A brief, apt, and cogent expression.
A word or group of words read or spoken as a unit and separated by pauses or other junctures.
Grammar Two or more words in sequence that form a syntactic unit that is less than a complete sentence.
Music A short passage or segment, often consisting of four measures or forming part of a larger unit.
A series of dance movements forming a unit in a choreographic pattern.

2006-06-10 06:40:37 · answer #2 · answered by Drone 7 · 0 0

a phrase, according to english grammar, is a group of words that doesn't express any idea. It is the opposite of a sentence, which is a group of words expressing an idea
Example:
Phrase
the answers are
any moment will
she is about to

Sentences
The answers are correct.
Any moment now, they will attack.
She is about to give up.

2006-06-10 06:38:28 · answer #3 · answered by d_real_angelo 1 · 0 0

Phrase \Phrase\, n. [F., fr. L. phrasis diction, phraseology,
Gr. ?, fr. ? to speak.]
1. A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually
two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or
being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase.
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Also,

4. (Music) A short clause or portion of a period.
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Note: A composition consists first of sentences, or periods;
these are subdivided into sections, and these into
phrases.
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2006-06-10 06:35:22 · answer #4 · answered by zen 7 · 0 0

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