Phrases and clauses | Syntax | Khan Academy

Keep going! Check out the next lesson and practice what you’re learning: 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! Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: Watch the next lesson: Missed the previous lesson? Watch here: Syntax on Khan Academy: Syntax is the ordering of…