Grammar Terminology
Phrase fraas
A word or group of words which form grammatical units such as noun phrase, verb phrase or adjective phrase. Phrases are the constituents of
clauses.
adjective phrase adjektiivifraas, A phrase with an adjective functioning as the head. An AdjP: Are you willing to volunteer?
omadussõnafraas adjective phrase can have an attributive function (used Attributive funct.: It has a smooth
before a noun), or a predicative function (used after a texture.
verb). Predicative funct.: The film was very
strange.
adverb phrase adverbifraas, A phrase with an adverb functioning as the head