There are many types of phrases, including verb phrases, adverb phrases, and adjective phrases. Each of these groups of words acts together as a single part of speech.

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 ...