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What are the different types of phrases in English? Explain each of them with example​

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Types of Phrases With Examples

Noun Phrase

"Buy a big bright green pleasure machine!" — Paul Simon, "The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine," 1966

Verb Phrase

"Your father may be going away for a little while." — Ellen Griswold in the movie "Vacation," 1983

Adjective Phrase

"It is always the best policy to speak the truth—unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar." — Jerome K. Jerome, "The Idler," February 1892

Adverb Phrase

"Movements born in hatred very quickly take on the characteristics of the thing they oppose." — J. S. Habgood, "The Observer," May 4, 1986

Prepositional Phrase

"I could dance with you till the cows come home. On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows till you come home." —Groucho Marx in "Duck Soup," 1933

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