Phrases and clauses are pieces of a sentence – the building blocks that sentences are made of. Some only have one or two blocks, other longer more complicated sentences can have more. Introduction to phrases Introduction to noun phrases More about noun phrases Introduction to adjectival phrases More about adjectival phrases Introduction to adverbial phrases More about adverbial phrases Introduction to clauses Introduction to the main clause and the subordinate clause Introduction to noun clauses Introduction to adjectival clauses Introduction to adverbial clauses