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Types of Phrases in English Grammar with Example

What are the Types of Phrases English sentences are comprised of units. These units are called phrase. We are discussing what a phrase is, what the meaning of a phrase is, what the syntax of phrase is and some types of phrases that you find in English grammar such as noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase etc. What is a Phrase A noun phrase is made up of two or more words. It is a combination of two or more was joined together and read like one word. According to the function of a phrase it is not called a complete sentence, as it does not have any function to become a sentence rather it is a complete expression but not a complete sentence. It cannot be called a clause either because it does not have a subject and verb or the predicate.  Now let's talk about the length of a phrase. The length of a phrase totally depends on different expressions so it is natural that some phrase may comprise of two words and others may comprise of more than two words. To illustrate my...