1. Phrases
Week 3 Grammar

2. What is a phrase? A phrase is a group of words without a verb.
For example:
with a blue dress
kicking a ball
in the room

3. Types of phrases
The type of phrase depends on the part of speech it is representing.
There are four different types of phrases:
Adjective phrase
Adverbial phrase
Noun phrase
Participial phrase

4. Adjective phrase This phrase does the word of an adjective.
It tells us more about a noun or a pronoun and should be placed as near as possible to that word.
For example:
The boy with red hair is from new Zealand

5. Adverbial phrase This phrase does the word of an adverb.
It tells us more about the action of a verb.
It tells us how, when or where an action is performed.
For example:
The accident happened near the intersection. (adverbial phrase of place)
The dog barked with great ferocity. (adverbial phrase of manner)
Michael will be here in a short time. (adverbial phrase of time)

6. Noun phrase This phrase does the work of a noun; it names something.
For example:
The result of the football match is still not known

7. Participial phrase
A participle is a word formed from a verb and used as an adjective or noun (burnt toast, for example).
A participial phrase begins with a participle.
For example:
The boy kicking the football is my nephew.
Picking up my school-bag, I boarded the bus.