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Phrase

A phrase is a unit of language made up of anything from an individual word to several words acting together, but smaller than a sentence. Phrases take their identity from their head word; that is, the most important word in the phrase. For example, the phrase the (article/determiner) black (adjective) cat (noun) is an example of a noun phrase.

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