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== phrase ==  
== phrase ==  
* a sentence part that contains a subject or a verb but not both
* a sentence part that does not have a subject and verb (which would make it into a clause)
* phrases are connected to an IC by a comma
* phrases are not complete sentences or thoughts
* phrases are not complete sentences or thoughts
* phrases are connected to an IC by a comma
** however, phrases are meaningful sentence parts (i.e,, they give meaning to the sentence)
** that is, phrases add information to a clause or one of its parts
* sources:
** The Phrase (chompchomp.com) (pdf)
** English Phrases: Everything You Need to Know (english-grammar-revolution.com)
 
=== adjective phrase ===
 
* two or more words that act as an adjective
**
* ex.
**
** can also be compound words, such as "well-adjusted"
*** well-adjusted = an adjective made up of "well" (adverb) + "adjusted" (past participle)
 
=== adverb or adverbial phrase ===


=== complement or requisite phrase ===
=== complement or requisite phrase ===
* a word, phrase or clause that is necessary, or required, to complete an idea or sentence
* a word, phrase or clause that is necessary, or required, to complete an idea or sentence
** complements are not separated from the main clause by punctuation
** complements are not separated from the main clause by punctuation
=== noun phrase ===
=== participial phrase ===
=== prepositional phrase ===
* introduced by a preposition, which creates a relationship to a noun or a verb
** ex. ''of, by, for, on'', etc.
* prepositional phrases act as either adjectives or adverbs
** i.e, they add information to or modify a noun or a verb
* adjective ex:
** "Books on sailing are fun to read"
*** "on sailing" describes the types of books that are "fun to read"
* adverb ex.:
** "Stephanie rode her bicycle to the store"
*** "to the store" = adverb to describe where Stephanie rode
=== verb phrase ===
* two or more verbs that act as a single verb
** = main verb + a helping or "auxiliary" verb
** ex, "I couldn't have eaten any more cake if I tried"
*** "eat" = the main verb
*** "couldn't" and "have" = helping / auxiliary verbs
*** note: "if I tried" is an adverb clause (describes "could have eaten")
**** = a clause because it has a subject, "I" and a verb, "tried"
**** = a subordinate clause bc of the subordinating conjunction, "if", which makes the clause, "I tried" into an incomplete thought