There are five kinds of phrase. 1. Verb phrase: come, had thought, was left, will be climbing A verb phrase has an ordinary verb (come, thought, left, climbing) and may also have an auxiliary (had, was, will). 2. Noun phrase: a good flight, his crew, we A noun phrase has a noun (flight), which usually has a determiner (a) and/or adjective (good) in front of it. A noun phrase can also be a pronoun (we). 3. Adjective phrase: pleasant, very late An adjective phrase has an adjective, sometimes with an adverb of degree (very). 4. Adverb phrase: quickly, almost certainly An adverb phrase has an adverb, sometimes with an adverb of degree (almost). 5. Prepositional phrase: after lunch, on the aircraft A prepositional phrase is a preposition + noun phrase