A phrase is a group of two or more words that does not contain a subject and a verb working together. There are many types of phrases, including verb phrases, adverb phrases, and adjective phrases.

A fronted adverbial is when the adverbial word or phrase ... the verb. Earlier today, I discovered fronted adverbials. So here, 'earlier today' is a fronted adverbial. Here are some more examples.

When the subject of a sentence isn't doing something, the verb is passive. On the other hand, a sentence is active when the subject performs the verb (action). For example, in this sentence the ...