4-1 片語的定義

廣義的片語

單字 → 片語 → 句子

單字(word) 是 句子(sentence)的基本組成單位。句子中，數個能夠表達意義的句子，組合成片語(phrase)。

• 動詞片語
  • She loudly laughed.
  • He drives fast.
• 形容詞片語
  • The dress looks quite good.
  • She is very beautiful.
• 副詞片語
  • We speck English very well.
  • She likes him very much.
  • We exhausted food too fast.
• 名詞片語
  • The old lady called the black dog Lucky.
  • The beautiful girl sent her boyfriend the letter.
  • My brother bought me a durable bag.

動狀詞片語 & 介系詞片語

動狀詞片語

單字不夠表達需要的意思時，借用動詞轉換成其他詞性使用。

• 動狀詞片語
  • 不定詞: to + V
  • 動名詞: V-ing
  • 分詞:
    • V-ing
    • V-p.p.

被轉換的動詞，貌似動詞，但不可以作為動詞使用。

• Zenobia breaks the glass.
  • Zenobia breaking the glass.
  • Zenobia to break the glass.
  • Zenobia breaken the glass.

三種動狀詞片語：

• 不定詞片語
  • I like to play tennis.
  • I like to play tennis with John.
  • (名詞) Winnie likes to sing.
    • Winnie likes sing.
  • (形容詞) The key to open the door is lost.
    • The key open the door is lost.
  • (副詞) He came here to study English.
    • He came here study English.
• 動名詞片語
  • Playing tennis is fun.
  • Walking alone is dangerous.
  • (名詞) Seeing is believing.
    • Seeing is believe
  • (形容詞) The children are in the swimming pool.
    • The children are in the swim pool.
• 分詞片語
  • The two people robbing the bank were arrested.
  • People living in town do not know the pleasure of country life.
  • (名詞) The doctor tried to help the injured.
    • The doctor tried to help the injure.
  • (名詞) The living are penniless.
    • The live are penniless.
  • (形容詞) A barking dog never bites.
    • A bark dog never bites.
  • (形容詞) Lost time will never come back agin.
    • Lose time will never come back again.
  • (副詞) It was freezing cold this morning.
    • It was freeze cold this morning.

介系詞片語

• The lady in the kitchen is baking a pie.
• Jimmy is a man with patience.
• Between three or five pens is enough.
• He will come home in five minutes.
• They were in the sea.