Download Phrases 2014

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GRAMMAR!
Sentence Types
Baby…
IT’S
GRAMMAR
TIME!
Fall 2012
English 102 Honors: Clauses and Types of Sentences
WHY SHOULD YOU BE A
GRAMMAR JAMMER WITH
HAMMER?
So check it…
After today’s
lesson you will
have LEARNED
THIS:
1. Students will be able to
recognize a variety of
phrases within sentences.

A phrase is a group of words that is used
as a single part of speech and does not
contain a verb and its subject.
Don’t worry…at
 There are many types of phrases:
this stage you
prepositional phrases, participial
phrases,
don’t have
to be
gerund phrases, infinitive phrases,
and
able to identify
appositive phrases.
each kind of
phrase…
Instead, you just need
to know that if you see
a group of related
words without both a
subject and verb, then
a phrase does exist!
What is a phrase?????????????

A prepositional phrase is a group of words
consisting of a preposition, a noun or
pronoun that serves as the object of the
preposition, and any modifiers of that
object.

Mrs. Billimack keeps her brand new Kindle
Fire HD in her backpack.
preposition
Object of
the
preposition
What is a prepositional phrase?

A participial phrase consists of a participle
(a verb form that can be used as an
adjective) and all the words related to the
participal.

Taking out her new Kindle, Mrs.
Billimack proceeded to read the first book
in the Game of Thrones series.
participle
The phrase
modifies the
noun, Mrs.
Billimack.
What is a participial phrase?

A gerund phrase consists of a gerund (a
verb form ending in –ing that is used as a
noun) and all the words related to the
gerund.

Having a Kindle allows Mrs. Billimack to
transport her library anywhere so that she
is never without something to read.
gerund
The phrase is
the subject of
the verb allows.
What is a gerund phrase?

An infinitive phrase consists of an
infinitive (a verb form that can be used as
a noun, an adjective, or an adverb) and
all the words related to the infinitive.

To read for an entire hour seems
decadent when there are so many
paragraphs to grade, so Mrs. Billimack
tries
to make the most of the small
Infinitive
The phrase is
(hint:
look
moments
available to her.
the subject of
for the
word to)
the verb seems.
What is an infinitive phrase?

An appositive phrase consists of an
appositive (a noun or pronoun placed
beside another noun or pronoun to
identify or explain it) and all its modifiers.

Her Kindle, an amazing ereader, makes
it possible for her to always be ready
when those reading minutes present
themselves—in the grocery line,
during
The appositive
passing periods, even on thethat
kitchen
explains the
proper noun,
counter while the coffee is brewing.
Kindle.
What is an appositive phrase?
STOP IN THE NAME OF PRACTICE!
We’ll practice with phrases next week and have a
quiz on Friday, 1/31.