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Vsuresh Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

phrase

Hi
Please help me with this:
Several accidents involving passengers falling from train, have been reported.
I think the sentence has three phrases: "Several accidents" "involving passengers falling from train" and "have been reported"
  

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Several accidents involving passengers falling from trains have been reported.

  • Several accidents involving passengers falling from trains have been reported.
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Several accidents involving passengers falling from trains have been reported.
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vsureshI think the sentence has three phrases
That depends on your definition of the word 'phrase'.
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Several accidents involving passengers falling from the train have been reported.

The largest phrases are the subject NP (in red) and the predicate (in blue). Embedded within them are several more phrases:

VP: involving passengers falling from the train
NP: passengers falling from
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Thank you, Aspara Gus.
Aspara GusVP: reported
Is reported a phrase?
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vsureshIs reported a phrase?
Yes, a verb phrase consisting of just the head verb with no dependents (complements or modifiers). However, you could simplify by just calling it a verb.
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Thank you, Apsara Gus.

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