A phrase is a group of two or more words that does not contain a subject and a verb working together. There are many types of phrases, including verb phrases, adverb phrases, and adjective phrases.

For example, Jack said 'I was desperate to keep my job'. Some other adjectives are followed by different prepositions. For example, Tim wanted Jack to be responsible for his own actions.

You can join sentences, clauses and phrases together using connectives, or joining words. Some common connectives include ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘so’ and ‘then’. Using these can make your ...