PHRASES

Verb Phrase
Noun Phrase
 PHRASE
 A group of related words (within a
sentence) without both subject and verb.

 Example: They are clapping for the Pope.

She was walking quickly to the
mall.
NOUN PHRASE
 consists of a noun and other related
words (usually modifiers and determiners)
which modify the noun.
 functions like a noun in the sentence.
 Example: Delia had a weak heart.
An enormous tree stands on the
riverbank
VERB PHRASE
 a combination of main verb and its
auxiliary (helping verb) in a sentence.

Example: The shot did not scare Biryuk.

These cards may be worth
hundreds of dollars!
 Example of helping verbs
 am  does
 is  may
 are  might
 be  must
 has  can
 have  shall
 do  will
Underline the phrase in each sentences and identify
if it is a Noun or a Verb phrase. WRITE VP or NP
1. Father had told me that hunters always spat for luck. --- VP
2. Eddie had passed that phase. ---
3. I saw three pigeons fall to the ground. ---
4. I offered him my bloody palm. ---
5. Biryuk’s eye had been pierced. ---
6. My sister was the meanest creature. ---
7. The flimsy wall collapsed. ---
8. Delia was embroidering a strip of white cloth. ---
9. It was a big centipede. ---
10. I was engulfed by a sudden feeling of pity and guilt. ---