A gerund phrase consists of a gerund (verb + ing) and modifiers or other words
associated with the gerund. A gerund phrase acts as a noun in a sentence.
Examples:
I like writing good essays. (As noun/object)
She started thinking about the problem. (As noun/object)
Sleeping late in night is not a good habit. (As noun/subject)
Weeping of a baby woke him up. (As noun/subject)
Verb Phrase A verb phrase is a combination of main verb and one or more auxiliary (helping verbs) in a sentence. Examples: He is eating an apple. She has finished her work. You should study for the exam. She has been sleeping for two hours
Adjective Phrase
An adjective phrase is a group of words that functions like an adjective in a sentence. It
consists of adjectives and its modifiers. An adjective phrase functions like an adjective to
modify (or tell about) a noun or a pronoun in a sentence. Just like noun phrase, an
adjective in adjective phrase can have pre-modifiers and post-modifiers. Examples.
He is wearing a nice red shirt. (modifies shirt)
The girl with brown hair is singing a song. (modifies girl)
He gave me a glass full of water. (modifies glass)
A boy from America won the race. (modifies boy)
Prepositional phrases and participle phrases also function as adjectives so we can also
call them adjective phrases when they function as adjective. In the above sentence “The
girl with brown hair is singing a song”, the phrase “with brown hair” is a prepositional
phrase but it functions as an adjective.
Examples:
I like writing good essays. (As noun/object)
She started thinking about the problem. (As noun/object)
Sleeping late in night is not a good habit. (As noun/subject)
Weeping of a baby woke him up. (As noun/subject)
Verb Phrase A verb phrase is a combination of main verb and one or more auxiliary (helping verbs) in a sentence. Examples: He is eating an apple. She has finished her work. You should study for the exam. She has been sleeping for two hours
Adjective Phrase
An adjective phrase is a group of words that functions like an adjective in a sentence. It
consists of adjectives and its modifiers. An adjective phrase functions like an adjective to
modify (or tell about) a noun or a pronoun in a sentence. Just like noun phrase, an
adjective in adjective phrase can have pre-modifiers and post-modifiers. Examples.
He is wearing a nice red shirt. (modifies shirt)
The girl with brown hair is singing a song. (modifies girl)
He gave me a glass full of water. (modifies glass)
A boy from America won the race. (modifies boy)
Prepositional phrases and participle phrases also function as adjectives so we can also
call them adjective phrases when they function as adjective. In the above sentence “The
girl with brown hair is singing a song”, the phrase “with brown hair” is a prepositional
phrase but it functions as an adjective.
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