Units of English

1. Types of Phrase:

1.1. 1. Noun Phrase (NP)

1.2. 2. Verb Phrase (VP)

1.3. 3. Prepositional Phrase (PP)

1.4. 4. Adjective Phrase (AdjP)

1.5. 5. Adverb Phrase (AdvP)

1.6. 6. Infinitive Phrase (IP)

1.7. 7. Gerund Phrase (GP)

1.8. 8. Participle Phrase (PartP)

1.9. 9. Absolute Phrase (AP)

2. 3. Phrase

2.1. A phrase is a group of words without a subject and a predicate but with a meaning.

3. 4. Clause

3.1. A clause is a group of words, with a subject and a predicate having a meaning

3.2. Two major Types of clause

3.2.1. Independent Clause / Main Clause

3.2.2. Dependent Clause / Subordinate Clause

3.2.2.1. 3 Types of it

3.2.2.2. 1. Noun Clause

3.2.2.3. 2. Adjective Clause

3.2.2.4. 3. Adverb Clause

3.2.2.5. Subordinate clauses begin with words such as: Who, whom, whose, which, that, unless, as, because, when, how, where, what, since, etc..

4. 5. Sentence

4.1. A sentence is a group of clauses, conveying a complete meaning. A sentence is the form which carries all the five Units of English by remaining one of the five Units of English.

5. 1. Letter

5.1. There are twenty six letters in English language that written both in capital form and small form.

5.2. They are:

5.3. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z .

5.4. All these twenty-six letters are collectively called ALPHABET that classify into 21 consonants and 5 vowels.

6. 2. Word

6.1. A word converts the group of letters into a meaningful one. A word plays a pivotal role in the Units of English.

6.2. A word is a group of letters with a meaning.

6.3. words classify into 9 parts of speech.

6.3.1. 1. Noun

6.3.2. 2. Pronoun

6.3.3. 3. Verb

6.3.4. 4. Adverb

6.3.5. 5. Adjective

6.3.6. 6. Preposition

6.3.7. 7. Conjunction

6.3.8. 8. Interjection

6.3.9. 9. Article