The BasicsA phrase is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does not contain both a verb and its subject. Examples:
Although every clause contains a subject and a verb, not every clause expresses a complete though. Clauses that do are called independent clauses. Clauses that do not are called dependent clauses or subordinate clauses. Examples:
Digging Deeper - Phrases3 Types of Phrases Prepositional Phrases include a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of that object.
Examples:
Examples:
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Participial Phrases are used as an adjective and consist of a participle and any complements or modifiers the participle has. Examples
(Note: A gerund or gerund phrase is used like other nouns, as subjects, predicate nominatives, direct object, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.) Examples:
Examples:
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