How many Phrases are there in English?

[snaren]

Hi

Could you all tell me how many Phrases are there in English?
Some books say 5. Some say ............

Thanks for your Great, Detail Answers

[Keo Somala]

Hello Snaren,

Nice to answer your question.
Actually, I've heard many students saying different things about phrases in English sometimes.
From what I have learned, "phrases in the English language" are four: Noun Phrase, Adjective Phrase, Adverb Phrase and Verb Phrase.

1. Noun Phrase: appositive phrase, compound noun & noun patterns

2. Adjective Phrase: compound adjective, adjective patterns, prepositional phrase, modifying phrase (abbreviated from adjective/relative clauses)

3. Adverb Phrase: prepositional phrase, adverbial phrases (adverb+ adverb: very well, absolutely fast; some compound words: last night, tomorrow, this year...)...more to come...

4. Verb Phrase: gerund phrase, infinitive phrase, participle phrase (-ing phrase & -ed phrase, abbreviated from adverb clauses)

Just some ideas. Please make sure that these are what I've seen. Whether or not they are correct isn't confirmed.     

[Kimlong]

Just some ideas. Please make sure that these are what I've seen. Whether or not they are correct isn't confirmed.

It is not just some ideas like you said, Mala, It is all and all about the phrases in English!

[Sun]

Hi Mala!
Hmm, how can i know that a prepositional phrase is Adjective phrase or Adverb phrase?
Could you please give me some examples?

Sun

[vutha_cupid]

Let's see these two examples. You will know how to do so.

The book on the table is mine.
Put that book on the table.

So, now it's your turn to tell me which one is adj phrase and adv one. If can do so, you know how, I believe.