Types of Phrases | 7 Types | English Grammar | Syntax

A group of words that may take the place of a part of speech is called a phrase. A phrase is a group of connected words, not containing a subject and a predicate. In other words, a phrase does not have a subject and verb. (If a group of words had a subject and a verb, it would be a clause.) Phrases can function in the sentence like nouns, adverbs, or adjectives.

Seven common types of phrases are: noun, gerund, infinitive, appositive, participial, prepositional, and absolute.

Examples are given.

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Hi. Maybe you can help me understand these two phrases and how they function. Does this type of phrasing have a name? I see these a lot and I am very curious to know if there is a name for this "style" or phrasing. Merci beaucoup! :)

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When talking about phrase types, you mention these 7 in the video, but when reading through your replies, you mention other types. For example: Adjective phrase, Adverbial phrase and verb phrases. May I ask why you chose not to list them as other types? It confusing me. Is it because they fall under some of the other types of phrases? Or was the first list (7 common types pf phrases) not exhaustive? You mention that all phrases function as either Nouns, adverbs, or adjectives and so I am trying to follow that rule to understand some of the other types, but at this point, im really confused. When looking elsewhere, they mention a different number of phrases and include in their examples, some of the above mentioned. Can you clarify?

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The example used for explaining prepositional phrases "Josie is inside the store"... Is the verb complement acting as an adjective or adverb here?

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Maam, can clause become the object of preposition, in prepositional phrase?

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