Newbie question about matching types

What happens if a phrase has a broad and phrase component?

[jarboy]

Hi,

Could you tell me if this is a valid keyword phrase:
steel "red widget"

Or does the whole phrase have to be either broad, phrase or exact?

If it is a valid format how are those words matched with users search terms?

Hope someone can help, thanks

[jtara]

The entire keyword has to be broad, phrase, or exact.

[jarboy]

Hi Jtara,

Thank you for your reply. Just so I am sure - the whole keyword phrase has to be only one type?

Do you know how google treats phrases like the one I suggested:
steel "red widgets"

Thanks

[jtara]

Do you know how google treats phrases like the one I suggested:
steel "red widgets"

As an error.

Some of your keywords are not accepted for the following reason:

* Please enter only one keyword, and one keyword matching option, per line. For example, '[tennis shoes]' is fine, but '[tennis shoes] purple' is not. Please revise your keywords and resubmit.

[jarboy]

Hi Jtara,

Yes that's what I thought.

But we've just taken over a clients account and they have several phrases made up of a word then a phrase:
steel "red widgets"

All active and getting impressions and clicks :-((

I've put in a suppport request with google to see what they say.