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TYPES OF PHRASES

Definition of phrase
A phrase is a group of words that functions in a sentence
as one part of speech.
TYPES OF PHRASES
01
Noun Phrase
A noun phrase is any noun or pronoun along with its modifiers,
and the head is of course the noun.

Examples:
The school children
Yesterday’s newspaper
An old and rusted slinky

(https://natureofwriting.com/courses/sentence-structure/lessons/phrases/topic/phrases/)
02 A verb phrase is any number of verbs working together.

Examples:
Had been sleeping
Will contact
May have written

Verb phrases often contain adverbs that change the meaning

04
of the phrase.

Examples:
Has never lost.
Am always looking.

(https://natureofwriting.com/courses/sentence-structure/lessons/phrases/topic/phrases/)
02 A phrasal verb is a type of compound verb made up of a verb
(usually one of action or movement) and a prepositional adverb—
also known as an adverbial particle.

Examples:
take off
leave out
look up to

04
look down on

(https://www.thoughtco.com/phrasal-verb-1691624)
03 An adjective phrase is a group of words that describe a noun or
pronoun in a sentence. The adjective in an adjective phrase can
appear at the start, end, or in the middle of the phrase. The
adjective phrase can be placed before, or after, the noun or
pronoun in the sentence.

Examples:
The final exams were unbelievably difficult.
This pie is very delicious and extremely expensive.

(https://examples.yourdictionary.com/adjective-phrase-examples.html)
04 An adverbial phrase (also known as an adverb phrase) is a group
of words that functions as an adverb in a sentence. That is, it
modifies a verb, adjective, adverb, clause, or the sentence as a
whole. Adverbial phrases often feature an adverb (known as the
head word) being modified by other elements, but not always.

Examples:
very quickly
in a while
just a bit
surprisingly well
at the fairground
slightly close
as soon as possible

(https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Adverbial-Phrases.htm)
05
Prepositional Phrase
A prepositional phrase always starts with a preposition and ends
with a noun or pronoun (and its modifiers) that is called the object
of the preposition:

Examples:
During the year
Despite complaints
In the summer

(https://natureofwriting.com/courses/sentence-structure/lessons/phrases/topic/phrases/)
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