TECHNICAL ENGLISH 2 Phrases Whereas clauses are larger units that always contain at least a subject and a verb, phrases are smaller parts of the sentence. Sometimes they are essential to the structure of a clause (e.g., a noun phrase that functions as the subject), and sometimes they just provide some extra information (most prepositional phrases). TYPES OF PHRASES 1.Noun Phrase A noun phrase is any noun or pronoun along with its modifiers: The school children Yesterday’s newspaper 2. Verb Phrase A verb phrase is any number of verbs working together: Had been sleeping Will contact Verb phrases often contain adverbs that change the meaning of the phrase: Has never lost May not trespass 3.Prepositional Phrase A prepositional phrase always starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun (and its modifiers) that is called the object of the preposition : Through the wheat field Preposition: throug...