A phrase is a group of words that function together to
perform a single job in a sentence. A phrase has a subject or a predicate, but
not both. A phrase usually includes a part of speech and any of its modifiers.
There are many different types of phrases:
1. Noun
Phrase: A noun with words that modify it. For example:
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The big, scary monster
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A rare but aggressive lizard
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Some dedicated followers
2. Verb
Phrase: A verb with any auxiliary verbs, direct objects, or indirect objects
that come with it. For example:
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must buy her a car
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should have escaped the prison
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could have followed his friend
3. Prepositional
Phrase: A preposition with its object and any modifiers of that object. For
example:
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into the barren desert
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after the devastating tropical storm
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over the lush, green rainforest
For more types of phrases, such as adjective phrases, adverb
phrases, participle phrases, and more, see the next grade level concepts.