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Types of Phrases
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Definition
• Phrase:
oA group of words that functions
as a part of speech
oLacks a subject, verb, or both
Prepositional Phrases
• Consist of a preposition, a noun or pronoun
(the object of the preposition), and any
words that modify the object.
• Lauren is angry about the parking ticket.
prep.
mod. Object
• My car slammed into the large tree.
prep. mod. object
Prepositional Phrases
• Can function as an adjective:
o Each of the dancers won an award.
• Can function as an adverb:
o Kathy was nervous during her
interview.
Practice
• #2, 4, 6, 8, 10 in packet
Appositive Phrases
• Appositive:
oA noun or pronoun that identifies
or renames another noun or
pronoun.
• Appositive phrase:
oMade up of an appositive plus
its modifiers.
Appositive Phrases
• Barcelona, a large city in Spain,
hosted the Olympics in 1992.
• Devers, a survivor of Graves’
disease, overcame many
obstacles to achieve success.
Practice
• #2, 4, 6 in packet
Packet Practice
• Prepositional Phrase Exercises:
#8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
• Appositive Phrase Exercises:
• #8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
Verbal Phrases
• Verbals:
oVerb forms that look like verbs
but function as nouns,
adjectives, or adverbs
oThree types: Participles, Gerunds,
Infinitives
Participial Phrases
• Participle: A verb form that acts as an
adjective.
• Large crowds attend games featuring rival
schools.
Practice
• Even #’s in packet
Gerund Phrases
• Gerund: A verb form that ends in –ing and
acts as a noun.
• He loves swimming in the ocean.
*Hint: Can be replaced with word
“something”
Practice
• #2, 4, 6 in packet
Infinitive Phrases
• Infinitive:
o A verb form that usually begins with the word
“to”
o Acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb
• To make a living as a golfer is not easy.
Practice
• #2, 4, 6 in packet
Packet Practice
• Participial Phrases: Rest of evens
• Gerund Phrases: Rest of evens
• Infinitive Phrases: Rest of evens
Misplaced Modifiers
• A phrase that is placed so far away from the
word it modifies that the meaning of the
sentence is unclear or incorrect.
• Ex.) The school district is issuing new desks to
students made of molded plastic.
• Place phrases as close as possible to the
word it modifies.
• Ex.) The school district is issuing new desks
made of molded plastic to students.
More examples
• Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg
address while traveling from
Washington to Gettysburg on the back
of an envelope.
• “Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years in
Checkout Counter”
• He served steak to the men on paper
plates.
Dangling Modifiers
• When the word being modified is
missing from the sentence.
• Ex.) Coming home with the groceries,
our parrot said, “Hello!”
• Add the missing word into the
sentence.
• Ex.) Coming home with the groceries,
we heard our parrot say, “Hello!”
Practice
Pg. 79 #1, 2, 3, 6, 10
Rewrite each sentence so that it does
not contain a misplaced or dangling
modifier.