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PHRASES
Phrase – a group of words lacking a
subject and a verb
Prepositions
 Show a relationship between 2 nouns
 Start phrases
 Ex. Under, between, through (see handout for the list)
 A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition:
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He fell off the edge.
Throughout the house ran the dog.
Write the preposition from each sentence:
1. The roach skittered behind the sink.
2. During the movie, we fell asleep.
Now, write the entire prepositional phrase.
Appositive – not a verbal, it is a noun or
pronoun that describes another noun or
pronoun before it in the sentence
 Has no special ending
 Always comes after what it describes, never before
 I went to see Ms. Huntington, my counselor.
 The bug, a large roach, ran when we turned the lights on.
 My dad’s neighbor Dave helps my dad with yard work.
Find the appositive phrase:
3. The president, the nation’s leader, lives in the
Whitehouse.
4. We waited in line for hours to get tickets to
my favorite band, Grizzly Bear.
Participles - made from verbs (verbal)
 End in –ing or –ed and look like verbs, but are not
 Act as an adjective
 Come either before or after what they describe
 A participial phrase starts with a participle:
 Running down the street, the child tripped.
 The milk, spilled by accident, dribbled off the counter.
Write the participle from each sentence:
5. The car, rolling down the street, had no
driver.
6. Hushed for a few hours, the baby slept.
 Now, write the entire participial phrase.
Gerunds – made from verbs (verbal)
 End in –ing; look like verbs, but are not
 Act as a noun (person, place, thing, or idea)
 Can be a subject, direct object, indirect object, object of a
preposition, or predicate nominative, or appositive
 A gerund phrase starts with a gerund:
 Joe started running toward the house.
 Pushing the lawnmower is a chore.
Write the gerund from each sentence:
7. Skittering behind objects on the counter is
common for roaches.
8. Bill likes restoring old automobiles.
 Now, write the entire gerund phrase.
Infinitives - made from verbs (verbal)
 To + verb; ex. To run; look like verbs, but are not
 May be the beginning of a phrase
 Used as a noun, adjective, or an adverb
 An infinitive phrase starts with an infinitive:
 Some of my friends have learned to read quickly.
 He chose to run around the track.
 Write the infinitive in each sentence:
9.
10.
My father wanted to play the guitar.
To support himself, he worked as an
insurance agent.
 Now, write the entire infinitive phrase.
Review
 Miscellaneous: distinguishing between a
gerund and a participle is tricky!
 Ex. Running down the street is fun.
Running down the street, he tripped.
Combine the sentences using phrases
only. Do not use subordinating
conjunctions or relative pronouns.
 1. Our dog ran from us. His name was Tony.
 2. We shuffled across the field. We were tired and sleepy.
 3. We were running down the street. We tripped and fell.
 4. Our principal was sick. Her name was Ms. Collins. She
had been out for 5 days.
 5. The chairman of the sweepstakes called. He wished us
good luck with our $2,000,000. His name was Jim
Baumgarner. He was jovial and affable.