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Entry Task 11/25:
Grab your assigned chrome book. Do not open it.
Grab a rubric (from on top of the chrome cart).
Open your journal and be prepared to take notes
about sentence structure.
Using a variety of phrases and sentence structures to add
detail and fluency to your writing.
Adapted from teacherweb.com/TX/.../ESmith/PhrasesPowerpoint-2010.ppt
Definition
A phrase is a group of words that function as a
unit (as modifier or noun). A phrase is not a
complete sentence by itself. We will review three
types of phrases: prepositional, appositive, and
verbal.
Prepositional Phrases
A prepositional phrase consists of a
preposition, a noun, as well as any
modifiers of the object.
During the rodeo, the bull became belligerent.
Lauren is extremely angry about the parking ticket.
Appositive Phrases
An appositive is a noun placed near another noun
or pronoun to explain or identify it.
My uncle, an atrocious chef, is no Julia
Childs, since he refuses to follow recipes, and
has no natural talent at all.
My favorite pastime, puddle jumping, often
results in dirty shoes.
Verbal Phrases
Verbal phrases are verb forms that function as
nouns, adjectives or adverbs. Proper use of verbal
phrases can add variety to your sentences and
vigor to your writing style. There are three types
of verbal phrases: participles, gerunds, and
infinitives.
Participle: verb acting as an adjective
Gerund: -ing verb acting as a noun.
Infinitive: verb with “to” before it acting as a noun,
adjective, or adverb
Participial Phrases
A participial phrase functions as an adjective and
can take four forms: present, past, perfect and
passive perfect. It consists of the participle, its
modifiers and complements.
Present:
Competing in the race, the athlete felt a surge of adrenaline.
Past:
Bothered by her husband’s snoring, the woman kicked the poor man.
Perfect:
Having typed the paper, the student was finally able to relax.
Passive perfect:
The police officer, having been threatened by the suspect, called for
assistance.
Participial Phrases
Some participles are formed from irregular
verbs. Be aware that they will look different
in the past form.
Past form of irregular verb:
Swept away by the storm, the building’s roof was severely destroyed.
The old toy, forgotten in a corner, was destined for the garage sale box.
Gerund Phrases
A gerund is a verbal that always ends in –ing
acting as a noun. It is used in almost every way
that a noun can be used. The gerund phrase
consists of the gerund, its modifiers and
complements.
Gerund Phrases
Direct Object:
My brother finished watering the lawn.
Subject:
Piercing her ear 100 times was a decision Ruby came to regret.
Appositive:
My favorite pastime, jumping in puddles, doesn’t
require much thought.
When phrases go wrong
(Dangling modifiers).
Don't try to pat the dog on
the porch that is growling.
From our seats we could see
the stage clearly in the
balcony.
The guest speaker had
dedicated his new book to
his dog who was an
archaeologist.
I bought the red coat from
the new shop owner with the
enormous hood.
Covered in cream cheese,
my friends will love these
bagels.
Many people watched the
Fourth of July fireworks in
their cars.
We saw several monkeys on
vacation in Mexico .
The model posed gracefully
in front of the statue in the
designer gown.
We saw the trapeze artist
swinging dangerously
through our binoculars.
As you revise…
Try to add detail to some of your sentences
(probably in your commentary) through the
use of these different types of phrases.
Prepositional
 Appositive
 Absolute
 Verbal: infinitive, gerund, participial.
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Peer Review
Share your paper with the person on your
left.
Provide feedback on their essay (on google) using
the rubric expectations.
Center your comments around rubric wording.
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This is the writing rubric that I will primarily use for
major writing assignments. If you are ever curious
about the expectations for an essay, and I haven’t given
a specific rubric, this is the rubric I will use.