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Phrase

A sequence of one or more words which forms a single grammatical unit.

• The old man sat in the corner.
• The boy stood on the burning deck.
• He was dead tired.

There are five principal types of phrases in English - noun phrase, verb phrase, adjective phrase, adverb phrase and prepositional phrase.