Phrases

Verb Phrases:

A verb phrase is a phrase (a group of related words lacking a subject or a verb) that consists of a main verb plus one or more helping verbs.

Noun Phrases:

A noun phrase is a made up of a noun and all its modifiers. It can function in a sentence as a subject, an object, or a complement. Some noun phrases begin with an infinitive (to go) or a gerund (going).

Prepositional Phrases:

A prepositional phrase is a group of words including a preposition and a noun, pronoun, or group of words used as a noun. They are fragments that usually do not stand alone, except in commands like "At once!" or "On your feet!"  There are two kinds of prepositional phrases, click on the links below to learn more.

Verbal Phrases:

Verbal phrases are verbals and any of the verb form's modifiers, objects or complements. The three types of verbal phrases are participial, gerund, and infinitive phrases.  Click on the links below to learn more.