What is phrase,definition,kinds,examples and uses

 What is a phrase?

A phrase is a group of words that act as a part of a sentence but cannot stand alone in order to form a complete statement,because they don’t have a subject and predicate.

Phrases are groups of words that work together but do not have a subject and a predicate.

Or

A phrase is group of words that does not give complete sense in itself.

Generally phrases  provide  additional information within a sentence .

for example,

 * Your younger daughter

 * On the table

 * A beautiful dress

 *. In the bottle

 * Your black car

 * Under the tree

 * to improve my English

 * Learning English grammar

 * Very politely with elders

The above all group of words are examples 

Of Phrase ,because they don't have any

 Subject and predicate

 It means a phrase is not a sentence on its own, it is only a part of a sentence.

Types of Phrases 

There are multiple types of phrases in the English language.

1. Noun phrase

2. Prepositional phrase

3.Adjective phrase

4.Adverb Phrase 

4. Verb phrase 

5.Infinitive Phrase

6. Gerund phrase

7. Participle phrase

8.Absolute phrase 

1.Noun phrase

A noun phrase is a group of words that includes a noun (or pronoun) and its modifier.

A noun phrase must include a head noun, which is the central word the phrase is formed around .

Note:noun phrase can work as a subject, object, or complement.

For example,

The famous Singer Britiny exposed the truth.

In the above sentences ,The famous singer Britiny is a noun phrase whereas ,Britani is head noun.

Some more examples ,

*The lady standing over there is my Aunt.

* What is in the large green bottle?

*We can grow then only during the winter.

2. Prepositional phrase

prepositional phrase is a part of a sentence that consists of one preposition and the object it affects. 

The object of a prepositional phrase can be either a noun, gerund, or clause.

For example,

He caught the bus on time.

In the above sentence on time is prepositional  phrase.it consists of a preposition "on "and a noun " time."

* He talked about his favorite books.

* I opened the gifts from my uncle.

* The cat slept under the bed.