<ch>:
What's the Function?
What's the Function?
chip
spells [ʧ]
poke
The <e> marks the pronunciation of the 'long' <o>.
The phone is ringing.
subject
I had spaghetti with meatballs.
modifies "spaghetti"
mustache
spells [ʃ]
(French)
love
No complete English word ends in <v>.
Dad answered the phone.
direct object
Please don't talk during the movie.
tells when (adverbial)
chlorophyll
spells [k]
(Greek)
fence
The <e> marks the pronunciation of the 'soft' <c>.
Aunt Shelli is on the phone.
object of the preposition
Dad keeps the mower in the shed.
tells where (adverbial)
yacht
It's silent -- an etymological marker.
tie
No complete English word ends in <i>.
The phone that I found on the bus still works.
subject
The painting with the gold frame is crooked.
modifies "painting"
witch
It's part of the <tch> trigraph that spells [ʧ].
clothe
The <e> marks the pronunciation of the 'long' <o> AND the voiced <th>.
I got my phone a new cover.
indirect object
This is no place for children.
modifies "place"