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A phrase is one or more words that form a meaningful part in a clause.
Noun Phrase: A noun phrase can be a one noun or a group of words made around a one noun.
Example:
1. Birds need water.
2. Who ate the last piece of pizza?
3. All passengers with voucher can emplane now.
2. Who ate the last piece of pizza?
3. All passengers with voucher can emplane now.
Verb Phrase: A verb phrase consists of a main verb and its auxiliary verbs and modals.
Example:
1. They have been functioning since 6 am.
2. Rita will be going to Sri Lanka next month.
3. It may have been being corrected.
2. Rita will be going to Sri Lanka next month.
3. It may have been being corrected.
Adjective Phrase: An adjective phrase can be a one adjective or a group of words built around a one adjective.
Example:
1. He has intelligent ideas.
2. It was a very big box.
3. The kids were really bored with the movie.
2. It was a very big box.
3. The kids were really bored with the movie.
Adverb Phrase: An adverb phrase can be a one adverb or a group of words built around a one adverb.
Example:
1. Please do it now.
2. He spoke very rudely.
3. We did it as fast as possible.
2. He spoke very rudely.
3. We did it as fast as possible.
Prepositional Phrase: A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition followed by its object or a noun phrase.
Example:
1. They were discussing about cash.
2. The door was behind a large white chair.
3. We restarted after an unusually large lunch.
2. The door was behind a large white chair.
3. We restarted after an unusually large lunch.
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