小学英语
五种主要的英语短语
名词短语（Noun Phrase）
名词短语（NP）可以是单个名词，也可以是围绕单个名词构建的一组单词，例如：
Animals need water.
Who ate the last sandwich?
All passengers with tickets can board now.
动词短语（Verb Phrase）
动词短语（VP）由主动词（main verb）及其辅助动词（auxiliary verbs）或情态动词（auxiliary verbs）组成，例如：
We have been working since 9 a.m.
I will be going to France next week.
It may have been being repaired.
形容词短语（Adjective Phrase）
形容词短语（AdjP）可以是单个形容词，也可以是围绕单个形容词构建的一组单词，例如：
He has clever ideas.
It was a very big meal.
The students were really bored with the film.
副词短语（Adverb Phrase）
副词短语（AdvP）同样可以是单个副词，也可以是围绕单个副词构建的一组词，例如：
Please do it now.
He spoke very softly.
They did it as fast as possible.
介词短语（Prepositional Phrase）
介词短语（PrepP）由介词后跟其宾语（通常是名词短语）组成，例如：
They were arguing about money.
The window was behind a large brown sofa.
They resumed after an unusually large meal.
下表显示了在单个英语子句中使用的所有五种英语短语类型：
五种英语短语在句子中的位置
最后请注意，“词组”一词也可以指任何简短的英语词组，例如：
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a piece of cake
back to square one
caught red-handed