The document defines and provides examples of different types of phrases that make up clauses and sentences, including noun phrases, adjective phrases, verb phrases, adverb phrases, and prepositional phrases. A phrase is a group of words that forms a conceptual unit within a clause. Clauses contain a subject and verb and can stand alone as sentences. Common phrases include noun phrases containing nouns and determiners, adjective phrases modifying nouns, verb phrases with main or auxiliary verbs, adverb phrases modifying verbs or adjectives, and prepositional phrases with a preposition and noun phrase.

1. A small group of words standing
together as a conceptual unit, typically
forming a component of a clause.
Different phrases make a clause or a
sentence.

2. A clause is a collection of words that has a
subject that is actively doing a verb.
Examples of clause
because she smiled at him
when the saints go marching in

3.  NOUN PHRASES
 ADJECTIVE PHRASE
 VERB PHRASE
 ADVERB PHRASE
 PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

4. A word (other than a pronoun) used to identify
any of a class of people, places, or
things common noun, or to name a particular
one of these proper noun.

6. An adjective is a kind of word (a part of
speech) that modifies (describes) a noun.

7. The part of speech (orword class) that describes
an action or occurrence or indicates a state of
being.

8. a word or phrase that modifies the meaning of
an adjective, verb, or other adverb, expressing
manner, place, time, or degree
(e.g. gently, here, now, very ).

9. A word governing, and usually preceding, a
noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to
another word or element in the clause, as in
‘the man on the platform’.

10. A modifying word that determines the kind of
reference a noun or noun group has, for
example a, the, every.

11.  NOUN PHRASES
 ADJECTIVE PHRASE
 VERB PHRASE
 ADVERB PHRASE
 PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

12. OUR .UNCLE WILL COME NEXT WEEK.
OUR UNCLE WILL COME NEXT WEEK
NOUN PHRASE VERB PHRASE ADVERB PHRASE

13. A noun phrase has a noun, usually
proceeded by a determiner or an
adjective. A pronoun also is a noun
phrase.

15. WE SAW AN OLD MAN.
WE SAW AN OLD MAN
PRONOUN DETERMINER ADJECTIVE NOUN

16. It contains an adjective, some times with an
adverb of degree in front of it.

17. she is very beautiful.
she is very beautiful
(Adverb of degree) adjective

18. It may be a single main verb or it may have
auxiliaries too.

19. he came late
Main verb
He was playing. He was playing
Auxiliary verb main
verb

20. It has an adverb some times with an adverb of
degree in front of it.

21. GRANDFATHER VISITS US QUITE OFTEN.
GRANDFATHER VISITS US QUITE OFTEN
Adverb of degree Adverb

22. a prepositional phrase is the combination of a
preposition and a noun phrase.

23. WE MET AT THE BUS STOP.
WE MET AT THE BUS STOP
PREPOSITION NOUN PHRASE