4 Phrases

There are fiive kinds of phrase.

1 Verb phrase: come, had thought, was left, will be climbing
   A verb phrase has an ordinary verb (come, thought, left, climbing) and many also
   have an auxiliary (had, was, will).

2 Noun phrase: a good flight, his crew, we
   A noun phrase has a noun (flight), which usually has a determiner (a) and/or
   adjective (good) in front of it. A noun phrase can also be a pronoun (we).

3 Adjective phrase: pleasent, very late
   An adjective phrase has a adjective, sometimes with an adverb of degree (very).

4 Adverb phrase: quickly, almost certainly
   An adverb phrase has an adverb, sometimes with an adverb of degree (almost).

5 Prepositional phrase: after lunch, on the aircraft
   A prepositional phrase is a preposition + noun phrase.