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APPENDIX II.

ON THE
ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES.
239 IITHERTO we have treated a sentence as composed of words: now we shall treat it as composed
of groups of words.
Sentences, Phrases; Clauses.
Def. A group of words expressing a statement,
command, or question, is called a " Sentence."
Def. A group of words expressing a meaning, but
not a statement, i'c., is called a " Phrase."
Def. A "PPhrase " that includes a " Sentence" may
be called-a " Clause."
(1) " He came." Sentence.
(2) "To come;" "Upon his coming;" "In a
short time." Phrases.
(3) " That lie came;" " When he came; " " Because
he came; " " If he had come." Clauses.
Note that some Phrases, e.g. those in (3), include
Sentences. But they are not Sentences; for they
are neither statements, nor commands, nor questions.