First Chapter

A phrase is a group of words that work together in a sentence but do not have a subject, a predicate or both. They can often be represented or replaced with one word.

Example; Judy raced home after work.

In the sentence above, the portion of the sentence in bold is a phrase because it does not have a subject.

Example; The English teacher gave them a two page assignment.

In the sentence above, the portion of the sentence in bold is a phrase because it does not have a predicate.

Example; My mother bought a new jacket while at the mall.

In the sentence above, the portion of the sentence in bold is a phrase because it does not have a subject or predicate.

There are different types of phrases, we will look at each of them.