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.

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 instance, nouns must match with nouns, adjectives with adjectives, prepositions with prepositions, and adverbs with adverbs. In order to make this clear, look at the examples below in which ...