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Prepositional Phrases
What it is?
Preposition + object(noun/pronoun) +
modifiers (sdj/adv)
What it does?
Shows the relationship between an object
and anther word in the sentence using
preposition
How it
functions
Adjective or adverb
Adjective = Which? What kind of? How
many?
Adverb = How? When? Where? To what
extent or degree?
Example
The girl sat behind her mother (adverbial—
Where?) in the car (adverbial—where?)
The girl in the pink sweater (adjectival—
which?) just winked at me.
Appositives
What it is?
Appositive + modifiers
What it does?
Renames or identifies a noun
How it functions Another noun phrase that uses an idea of
lesser importance to stress an important
idea in the main sentence.
Example
• Sara’s house, a cabin in the remote area,
is the sire for the weekend retreat
(renames as a non-essential or nonrestrictive clause and needs commas)
• The languages English, Spanish and
French blasted from the loudspeakers
(identifies or clarifies as an essential or
restrictive phrase and needs no commas
Verbal Phrases
O Participials
O Gerunds
O Infinitives
Participial Phrases
What it is?
Participle (-ing, -d, or –ed form of verb) +
objects or modifiers
What it does?
Describes a noun or pronoun in the
sentence
How it functions Adjective; answers which? What kind of?
How many?
Example
Riding in the car, the girl got car sick.
Adjectival= what kind of girl or which girl?
The one riding in the car
Gerund Phrases
What it is?
Gerund (-ing form of verb) + modifiers or
complements
What it does?
Acts a subject, predicate noun, direct
object, indirect object or object of the
preposition
How it functions
Noun (who? Or what?)
Example
Walking briskly for half an hour is a good
way to get rid of car sickness.
Infinitive Phrases
What it is?
Infinitive ( to + verb) +
modifiers or complements
What it does?
Acts as a subject, object, or
modifier
How it functions
Noun (who? What?)
Adjective (which? What kind
of? How many?)
Adverb (how? When? Where?
To what extent or degree?)
Example
The girl hoped to feel better
after she got out of the car.