Question

Which group of words is NOT a phrase?

a) Leaving behind the dog
b) Because she smiled at me
c) Smashing into a fence
d) Before the first test
e) Pushing the sofa

Answer 1

Answer: B because she smiled at me

Explanation:Which group of words is NOT a phrase?

A.

leaving behind the dog

(B)

( because she smiled at me )

C.

smashing into a fence

D.

before the first test

E.

pushing the sofa

Answer 2

Your answer would be B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The group of words that is not a phrase is B. It contains a sentence because the group of words has a subject and a predicate. A sentence is the basic unit of language that represents a complete thought. It contains at least a subject and a main verb that the states what the subject does/is. In the sentence above, the subject of the sentence is the NP she and the predicate is the VP because smiled at me. This sentence could be the answer to a question asking why.