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14 Phrases

Warm-up

Underline the phrases in these sentences.

1. The cat jumped over the table.

2. Gomez stays in a cottage near the sea.

3. The dog with the red collar is my pet.

4. I could not find the book in any store.

5. Once upon a time, there lived a giant.

6. I am planning to go to Goa for the vacation.

7. I like to watch stars twinkling in the night sky.

8. After the ceremony, we had lunch.

9. I took Cocoa for a walk.
10. He fell asleep on his desk.

11. She had lunch with his friends.
12. She found the keys underneath the sagging couch.

A phrase is a group of two or more words functioning as a meaningful unit
within a sentence or a clause.

Kinds of Phrases

There are various kinds of phrases, but we will only study noun phrase, verb phrase,
adjective phrase, adverb phrase and prepositional phrase in this chapter.

1. Noun Phrases
When a phrase plays the role of a noun, it is called a noun phrase. For example,

y The stolen watch was recovered.
y I drank a glass of milk.

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