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Phrases
Part One
Grade Seven
What is a Phrase?
• A phrase is a group of words.
• Although each word in the group has its
own part of speech, the group itself now
takes on a new part of speech.
(Think of the phrase as one thing. That
one thing has its own part of speech.)
• There will NEVER be a subject or verb in a
phrase.
Prepositional Phrases
• One type of phrase is a prepositional phrase.
• It must begin with a preposition.
(If you don’t remember prepositions, look at the Power Point
presentation on them or use your textbook or notebook for a list of
them. There are fifty-seven as well as compound ones!)
• It will end with a noun or pronoun that is called
the object of the preposition.
(Remember, to locate the object of the preposition, ask “who?” or
“what?” after the preposition.)
Examples of Prepositional Phrases
Prep
Op
I walked across the street.
Prep
Op
The car with the peeling paint is mine.
Adjectival Prepositional Phrases
• An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
• An adjectival phrase is a group of words
working together to describe a noun or
pronoun.
• A prepositional phrase can be adjectival.
This means that the entire phrase is
describing a noun or a pronoun.
Adjectival Prepositional Phrases
• Consider this sentence:
I saw a book about tools.
• First, locate the prepositional phrase. It is:
– “about tools.”
• Then think about what the entire phrase
describes.
– It tells what kind of book it was. The phrase is
describing “book.”
• That is why “about tools” is an adjectival
prepositional phrase.
Adverbial Prepositional Phrases
• An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or
other adverb.
• An adverbial phrase is a group of words
working together to describe a verb,
adjective, or adverb.
• A prepositional phrase can be adverbial.
This means that the entire phrase is
describing a verb, adjective, or adverb.
Adverbial Prepositional Phrases
• Consider this sentence:
I went to the store.
• First, locate the prepositional phrase. It is:
– “to the store.”
• Then think about what the entire phrase
describes.
– It tells where the person went. “Went” is a verb. The
phrase describes “went.”
• That is why “to the store” is an adverbial
prepositional phrase.
Diagramming
Prepositional Phrases
• Prepositional phrases are diagrammed on a
hockey stick with a tail.
– The preposition goes on the diagonal line which is
where you would hold the hockey stick.
– The object of the preposition goes on the flat part
where you would hit the puck.
– Modifiers are hung beneath the object of the
preposition.
• Prepositional phrases are hung beneath the
word they describe.
Diagramming
Prepositional Phrases
• Consider this sentence.
We took a test on Tuesday.
• The prepositional phrase is “on Tuesday.”
• It tells when they took the test. “Took” is a verb that is being
described.
• That means the hockey stick should go under “took.”
• This is an adverbial prepositional phrase.
We took test
Friday
Diagramming
Prepositional Phrases
• Consider this sentence.
I went to the park.
• The prepositional phrase is “to the park.”
• It tells where they went. “Went” is a verb that is being described.
• That means the hockey stick should go under “went.”
• This is an adverbial prepositional phrase.
I went
park
Diagramming
Prepositional Phrases
• Consider this sentence.
The woman with the small child talked loudly.
• The prepositional phrase is “with the small child.”
• It tells which woman. “Woman” is a noun that is being described.
• That means the hockey stick should go under “woman.”
• This is an adjectival prepositional phrase.
woman talked
child
Appositive Phrases
• An appositive phrase renames or explains a
noun in a sentence.
• An appositive phrase is normally set off by
commas. (The exception to this rule would be when the
appositive is only a single word. Then it does not need to have
commas around it.)
• Appositives are noun phrases.
App.
Ex. The man, a doctor, said he would be with us in a minute.
App.
Ex. My cat Charlotte is ornery!
Diagramming Appositive Phrases
• An appositive is diagrammed in
parenthesis after the noun it renames.
• The only word that goes into the
parenthesis is the actual word that
renames. Any other words are modifiers
and would be placed beneath the word in
parenthesis.
Diagramming Appositive Phrases
Ex. The car, a Porsche, is expensive.
car (Porsche) is
expensive
Diagramming Appositive Phrases
Ex. The girl, a toddler with many loud
toys, disrupted the storyteller.
girl
(toddler)
disrupted storyteller
toys
• This completes the review of phrases.
• Additional review can be done in the
review folders housed in 106 and the
library.