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Types of Phrases

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    Types of Phrases
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  • Houses are [unbelievably expensive] just now
    Adjective Phrase
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  • [A car that won't go] is not particularly useful
    Noun Phrase
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  • I enjoy eating [in Indian restaurants]
    Prepositional Phrase
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  • [A better way] is to harvest only older trees
    Noun Phrase
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  • After taking the exams, students often like to have a party [to release their stress]
    Infinitive Phrase
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  • The vacant lot used by children [playing cowboys and Indians] was recently given to the city for a park.
    Participle Phrase
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  • I ran home [very quickly indeed] after that.
    Adverb Phrase
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  • We have lived in [this nice comfortable house] for 40 years.
    Noun Phrase
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  • His first task, [learning the English language], took him three months.
    Gerund Phrase
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  • That he humiliated me in the front of my girlfriend is [totally unacceptable].
    Adjective Phrase
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  • That model standing on the left side of the stage was [absolutely gorgeous].
    Adjective Phrase
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  • It is very important for passengers [to fasten their seatbelts] before the journey starts.
    Infinitive Phrase
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  • Even if you mail the card today, it won’t arrive until [after her birthday], and you will have to call anyway.
    Prepositional Phrase
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  • I [can perfectly understand] that you are busy at the moment, but this is an emergency.
    Verb Phrase
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  • These considerable contributions to the field of science have enhanced our [understanding of the world].
    Gerund Phrase
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  • [To be accepted] is what every child desires.
    Infinitive Phrase
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