https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/syntax-sentences-and-clauses/phrases-and-clauses/v/phrases-and-clauses-syntax-khan-academy 2020-06-23T07:22:42Z Phrases and clauses A phrase is any collection of words that behaves like a part of speech, like a noun phrase (“my brother Stu”), an adjectival phrase (“in a different shade of blue”), or an adverbial phrase (“with elegance and tact”). A clause is any noun phrase plus a verb; they can be sentences, but they don’t always have to be. You’ll see!  video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/_WKtFCAlwm5G7g9upKO4tYt00Hx49Pz0xgBw7tfXLaiKanC0gUjsYViKF-05qy1vRwy6uANaJz_0VK_Ad85kzFv6EA Phrases and clauses A phrase is any collection of words that behaves like a part of speech, like a noun phrase (“my brother Stu”), an adjectival phrase (“in a different shade of blue”), or an adverbial phrase (“with elegance and tact”). A clause is any noun phrase plus a verb; they can be sentences, but they don’t always have to be. You’ll see!  https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/49EsnvxVQec.mp4/49EsnvxVQec.mp4 357 Phrases https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:sentences-clauses-and-phrases-9/xf006c25352e869bb:phrases-9/a/noun-and-verb-phrases-grammar-9 2026-07-14T15:00:54.021605571Z Noun and verb phrases Learn about how noun and verb phrases function in sentences. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:sentences-clauses-and-phrases-9/xf006c25352e869bb:phrases-9/a/adjectival-and-adverbial-phrases-grammar-9 2026-07-14T15:00:54.021605571Z Adjectival and adverbial phrases Learn about how adjectival and adverbial phrases function in sentences. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:sentences-clauses-and-phrases-9/xf006c25352e869bb:phrases-9/e/g9-noun-verb-adjectival-and-adverbial-phrases 2026-07-13T19:41:05.916442654Z Noun, verb, adjectival, and adverbial phrases Practice identifying and using noun, verb, adjectival, and adverbial phrases David Rheinstrom exercise https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-preposition-and-the-conjunction/types-of-prepositions-and-phrases/v/prepositional-phrases 2022-11-16T04:22:43.7414897Z Prepositional phrases Prepositional phrases are just that: phrases that begin with a preposition like "to" or "of". In the phrase "The stained glass of the cathedral in Spain", everything from "of" to "Spain" is part of a prepositional phrase. We use them to modify other words. Where is the stained glass? In a cathedral. Where is that cathedral? In Spain. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/2lUYqCxm61zUagUleIOUQlodw11r860fjHu1czBqtk4rB_r1njKCZhv-qyUGDFWtO5r3a5w0BvoXTSCs7M5U3YA Prepositional phrases Prepositional phrases are just that: phrases that begin with a preposition like "to" or "of". In the phrase "The stained glass of the cathedral in Spain", everything from "of" to "Spain" is part of a prepositional phrase. We use them to modify other words. Where is the stained glass? In a cathedral. Where is that cathedral? In Spain. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/7dOBMUESkqk.mp4/7dOBMUESkqk.mp4 338 Phrases https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:sentences-clauses-and-phrases-9/xf006c25352e869bb:phrases-9/a/prepositional-phrases-and-subjectverb-agreement-9 2026-07-14T15:00:54.021605571Z Prepositional phrases and subject–verb agreement Learn how to ensure subject-verb agreement with intervening prepositional phrases. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:sentences-clauses-and-phrases-9/xf006c25352e869bb:phrases-9/a/participial-and-absolute-phrases-grammar-9 2026-07-14T15:00:54.021605571Z Participial and absolute phrases Learn how to identify, use, and punctuate participial and absolute phrases. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:sentences-clauses-and-phrases-9/xf006c25352e869bb:phrases-9/e/participial-prepositional-and-absolute-phrases-grammar-9 2026-07-13T19:41:05.916442654Z Participial, prepositional, and absolute phrases Practice identifying and using participial, prepositional, and absolute phrases. David Rheinstrom exercise