Sentence Structure

In a sentence prepositions show the relation of one word to another word. Prepositions require an object to complete them, typically a noun ...

It's a phrase that begins with a present participle (ending in-ing) or past participle (ending in -en or -ed). A participle is a type o...

A noun phrase consists of at least the following elements: a determiner and a noun. A determiner is one of the following: an article (th...

An infinitive is a type of verbal. It is the basic form of a verb, usually with-to in front of it. The infinitive is the present-tense form ...

A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs.  A main verb can stand by itself as the simple predicate of a sen...

The gerund phrase is a noun phrase that is introduced by a gerund. Gerunds are nouns formed from-ing verbs. The gerund phrase is made up of ...

Learn to recognize phrases from clauses:  There is an evident difference between phrases and clauses.  Phrases: a phrase is a group of...