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Phrases A word or group of words that act together as a unit but don’t usually contain a finite verb.

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1 Phrases A word or group of words that act together as a unit but don’t usually contain a finite verb

2 Function of words within a phrase
Head word: main word Pre-modifiers: words which come before the head word and modify it in some way Post-modifiers: words that provide extra information after the head word

3 Noun phrases Usually begins with a determiner and has a noun (or pronoun)as its head word Can act as a subject, object or complement Eg. The girls are picking the flowers The beautiful sky of blue

4 Adjective phrases Has an adjective as its head word
Can precede or follow a noun The sky grew black He was very bold

5 Verb phrases Generally has a lexical verb as the head word
Can include auxiliary verbs I saw the horses I have seen the horses

6 Prepositional Phrases
Has a preposition as its main word Normally followed by a noun phrase Often used to post modify other phrases Eg. the boys from the town

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