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Phrasal in a sentence

Phrasal meaning

  1. Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase.
  2. Consisting of multiple words, but behaving as a single part of speech.

Synonyms of Phrasal

construction grammatical construction expression

Related words

Other words often associated with Phrasal or its synonyms:

constituent misconstruction face look reflexion structure visage communication demo artefact thought reflection

Using Phrasal

  • The main meaning on this page is: Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase. | Consisting of multiple words, but behaving as a single part of speech.
  • Useful related words include: construction, grammatical construction, expression.
  • In the example corpus, phrasal often appears in combinations such as: phrasal categories, and phrasal, phrasal verbs.

Context around Phrasal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

labels 1×

Often after:

categories 8× verbs 3× node 1× counterparts 1×

Sentence patterns with Phrasal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and their phrasal counterparts that 1× by a phrasal node np 1× categories and phrasal categories 1× distinct from phrasal categories 1× known as phrasal verbs 1× lexical and phrasal categories are 1× lexical and phrasal categories disappears 1× many phrasal categories are 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

certain verb modifier 1× gotten is also 1× in the constituency 1× in this context 1× many phrasal categories 1× other sources of 1×

Common sentence endings:

and phrasal categories 1× as phrasal verbs 1× categories are acknowledged 1× from phrasal categories 1× full semantic content 1× including phrasal verbs 1×

Words around Phrasal

Just before it in the word index:

phrank 4 phragmoplast 2 phragmites 9 phrack 6 phra 16 phr 10

Just after it in the word index:

phrase 1.701 phrased 35 phraseology 21 phrases 667 phrasing 118 phrasings 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Phrasal

  • In this selection, "phrasal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, labels, categories, verbs and node stand out and add context to how "phrasal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and their phrasal counterparts that, by a phrasal node np and phrasal categories. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "phrasal" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with phrasal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Phrasal categories may include noun phrases (NP), verb phrases (VP) and so on. (13 words)

This distinction is orthogonal to the distinction between lexical categories and phrasal categories. (13 words)

Word classes considered as syntactic categories may be called lexical categories, as distinct from phrasal categories. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Gotten is also typically used in AmE as the past participle for phrasal verbs using get, such as get off, get on, get into, get up, and get around: If you hadn't gotten up so late, you might not have gotten into this mess. (45 words)

Many phrasal categories are assumed that do not correspond directly to a specific part of speech, e.g. inflection phrase (IP), tense phrase (TP), agreement phrase (AgrP), focus phrase (FP), etc. (see also Phrase → Functional categories ). (36 words)

Phrasal categories are illustrated with the following trees: :: Syntactic categories PSG The lexical and phrasal categories are identified according to the node labels, phrasal categories receiving the "P" designation. (29 words)

Example sentences (11)

Phrasal categories are illustrated with the following trees: :: Syntactic categories PSG The lexical and phrasal categories are identified according to the node labels, phrasal categories receiving the "P" designation.

Certain verb–modifier combinations, particularly when they have independent meaning (such as take on and get up), are known as " phrasal verbs ".

Gotten is also typically used in AmE as the past participle for phrasal verbs using get, such as get off, get on, get into, get up, and get around: If you hadn't gotten up so late, you might not have gotten into this mess.

In the constituency tree each phrase is marked by a phrasal node (NP, PP, VP); and there are eight phrases identified by phrase structure analysis in the example sentence.

In this context, the term lexical category applies only to those parts of speech and their phrasal counterparts that form open classes and have full semantic content.

Many phrasal categories are assumed that do not correspond directly to a specific part of speech, e.g. inflection phrase (IP), tense phrase (TP), agreement phrase (AgrP), focus phrase (FP), etc. (see also Phrase → Functional categories ).

Other sources of difference are slang or vulgar terms (where frequent new coinage occurs) and idiomatic phrases, including phrasal verbs.

Phrasal categories may include noun phrases (NP), verb phrases (VP) and so on.

This distinction is orthogonal to the distinction between lexical categories and phrasal categories.

What this means is that the distinction between lexical and phrasal categories disappears, the result being that only lexical categories are acknowledged.

Word classes considered as syntactic categories may be called lexical categories, as distinct from phrasal categories.

These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with phrasal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "phrasal" in a sentence?
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What does "phrasal" mean?
Phrasal means: Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase.
What are synonyms of "phrasal"?
Common synonyms of "phrasal" include: construction, grammatical construction, expression.
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