40. A group of words may take the place of a part of speech
- The Father of Waters is the Mississippi.
- A girl with blue eyes stood at the window.
- You are looking well.
The Father of Waters is used as a noun, since it names something.
With blue eyes takes the place of an adjective (blue-eyed), and modifies girl.
At the window indicates, as an adverb might, where the girl stood, and modifies stood.
Are looking could be replaced by the verb look.
41. A group of connected words, not containing a subject and a predicate, is called a phrase.
A phrase is often equivalent to a part of speech.
1. A phrase used as a noun is called a noun-phrase.
2. A phrase used as a verb is called a verb-phrase.