What is a phrase?

• You use phrases to build clauses and sentences.
• Phrases represent parts of a sentence (for example: a noun, a verb or an adverb) but they do not include a finite verb.
• They do not convey complete ideas.
• Phrases often begin with a preposition (e.g.: at, in, through, for, over, of, with):

The man in the blue suit is a teacher.

• Especially important phrases are noun phrases and verb phrases.