Question

Which group of words is NOT a phrase?

Answer 1

Answer:

Your answer would be B.

Explanation:

The group of words that is not a phrase is B. It contains a sentence because the group of words has a subject and a predicate. A sentence is the basic unit of language that represents a complete thought. It contains at least a subject and a main verb that the states what the subject does/is. In the sentence above, the subject of the sentence is the NP she and the predicate is the VP because smiled at me. This sentence could be the answer to a question asking why.

Answer 2

Answer:  B because she smiled at me

Explanation:Which group of words is NOT a phrase?

A.  

leaving behind the dog

(B)  

( because she smiled at me  )

C.  

smashing into a fence

D.  

before the first test

E.  

pushing the sofa