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Noun phrase

A noun phrase is a group of words that does the work of a noun. A noun phrase
consists of a noun and its modifiers like articles (a/an/the), quantifiers (some, a lot,
a little), demonstratives (this, that, these), possessives (my, your, his), adjectives or
adverbs.

For example,
• His black dog barks constantly.

• Reading novels is my hobby.

Adjective phrase

An adjective phrase is a group of words that does the work of an adjective. It adds
more detail to a noun. It consists of an adjective and other words that modify or
complement it.

For example,
• The girl in the white dress is my sister.

• She wore a gown of pink colour.

Verb phrase

A verb phrase is a group of words that contains a main verb and helping verbs. For
example,
• They have been playing since morning.
• Pratibha is writing a letter.

Adverb phrase

An adverb phrase is a group of words that does the work of an adverb.

For example,
• The cat jumped in a funny manner.
• They shouted in a loud voice.

Prepositional phrase

A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and
contains a noun or pronoun and the words that modify the noun or pronoun. For
example,

• A genie appeared from the old brass lamp.
• There was a big beehive near the tree.

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