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The Phrase A phrase is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and does not contain both a verb and its subject. Different Kinds of Phrases • • • • • will be leaving =verb phrase around 3:00 =prepositional phrase written by John Steinbeck =participial phrase my third cousin=appositive phrase to swim the English Channel=infinitive phrase Prepositional Phrases • A group of words consisting of a preposition… After a long chase, the police officer • Nextthe to… weak and wounded thief found • a noun or pronoun that serves as the object next to the vacant, run-down building. of the preposition • …the building • and any modifiers of that object • Vacant, run-down… Participial phrase • Consists by of their a participle… Exhausted two-hour climb, the two mountain climbers looked at every crevice and • exhausted… crook, trying to findcomplements a good placeor tomodifiers use as an it • …and any other overnight camp. may have • …by their two-hour climb… • and acts as and adjective, describing a person, place, thing, or idea (noun/pronoun Appositive Phrases • Appositive= a noun or pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or explain it. • an artist… John, an artist, will be working with the community to create a mural depicting life in their town. • Appositive phrase=an appositive and its modifiers • a talented magician… • A talented magician, Mr.Betts often entertains his math students with his magic tricks. Infinitive Phrase • Infinite: a verb form, usually proceeded by to… • …To speak • Infinitive phrase: …consists of an infinitive together with its modifiers and its complements… • …To swim across the English Channel… • …that can be used as a noun… • To swim across the English Channel has always been Joe’s goal. (subject of the sentence) • …as an adjective… • The best person to fix your computer is Joe Smith. (what kind of person-modifies a noun) • …as an adverb… • Sometimes it isn’t easy to make new friends. (how easy..modifies an adjective) Practice writing sentences with infinitive phrases (to become…) (to run…) (to accept…)