按照分类，英语中的短语可以分为多种类型：
1. 名词短语 (Noun Phrase)：由名词和其相关修饰词组成，可以用作主语、宾语或补语。
例词：the big, black dog; a cup of coffee; my best friend; the sound of music
2. 动词短语 (Verb Phrase)：由动词和其相关修饰词组成，用来描述动作、状态或情况。
例词：is cooking dinner; studied hard; will have left; have been playing
3. 形容词短语 (Adjective Phrase)：由形容词和其相关修饰词组成，用来描述名词或代词的特征或属性。
例词：very tall; incredibly beautiful; wonderfully written; extremely happy
4. 副词短语 (Adverb Phrase)：由副词和其相关修饰词组成，用来描述动词、形容词或其他副词的程度、频率、时间、地点或方式等。
例词：very quickly; quite silently; in the afternoon; on the table
5. 介词短语 (Prepositional Phrase)：由介词、名词或代词组成，用来描述名词或代词与其他单词之间的位置、方向或关系等。
例词：in the car; with my family; under the bridge; at the park
6. 从句短语 (Clause Phrase)：由一个从句组成，用来描述名词或代词的特征或属性。
例词：that he was late; whether she will come; who studies hard; because I said so