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Grammar: Phrases and Clauses
• A phrase is a group of related words that is used as a
single part of speech and that doesn’t contain both a
subject and a verb.
• Example: could have been looking (no subject)
• Example: in the backyard (no subject or verb)
• Phrases cannot stand alone as sentences.
Write the words below. Identify each of the following
word groups as phrase or not a phrase.
1. some people enjoy skiing 4. we sat beside the fire
2. during the race
5. for a cup of soup
3. down the snowy hills
6. skiers love Colorado
Grammar: Phrases and Clauses
• A prepositional phrase includes a preposition, the
object of the preposition, and any modifiers of that
object
• Example: The man (from Georgia) was giving a speech.
• The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition is the
object of the preposition (OP).
Write the sentences below. Put parenthesis () around
the prepositional phrase and circle the OP.
1. Dinosaurs roamed across the earth sixty-five
million years ago.
2. Dinosaurs with sharp teeth ate flesh
Grammar: Phrases and Clauses
• A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or
pronoun to another word in the sentence.
• A preposition may have more than one object.
• Example: Aaron showed his arrowhead collection (to Trish and
her).
Write the sentences below. Put parenthesis () around
the prepositional phrase and circle the OP.
1. Many dinosaurs fed on plants and vegetables.
2. The pterodactyl, a flying dinosaur, once lived in
Europe and Asia.
Grammar: Phrases and Clauses
• A prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or a
pronoun is called an adjective phrase.
• In other words, an adjective phrase is a prepositional
phrase used as an adjective.
• Example: Chunks of ice fell from the skyscraper.
Write the sentences below. Underline the adjective
phrase. Draw an arrow to the word it modifies.
1. Diego Rivera was a famous painter from
Mexico.
2. People throughout the world enjoy Rivera’s
art.
Grammar: Phrases and Clauses
• Adjective phrases answers the same questions that
single-word adjectives answer.
• Example: What kind? How many? Which one? How much?
• An adjective phrase generally follows the word it
modifies.
Write the sentences below. Underline the adjective
phrase. Draw an arrow to the word it modifies.
1. Rivera often painted the walls of buildings.
2. Rivera’s artworks often include symbols of
Mexican culture.