Phrases and clauses

A phrase is a group of words that functions in a sentence as a single part of speech.

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A phrase has a subject and a verb, so it can stand alone as an independent unit.

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A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun.

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The italic portion of the following sentence is a prepositional phrase: Frisky, my loyal Irish setter, can always sense when I’m upset.

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An adjectival phrase describes a noun or a pronoun.

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To find out if a prepositional phrase serves as an adjectival phrase, see if it answers these questions: “In what manner?” or “To what extent?”

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The italic portion of the following sentence is functioning as an adjective phrase: The fireworks continued late into the night.

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Adverbial phrases describe a verb, an adjective, or adverb.

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The italic portion of the following sentence is functioning as an adverbial phrase: The Little League team competed in the local arena.

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A clause is a noun or a pronoun that renames another noun or pronoun.

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• False