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PHRASES
You know what they are – now let’s
group them into categories!
What is a prepositional
phrase?
• A prepositional phrase includes a
preposition, a noun or a pronoun called
the object of the preposition, and any
modifiers of that object. It DOES
NOT have a subject or verb.
• Object of the Preposition (OP): the noun
or pronoun that ends a prepositional
phrase
What is an adjective
phrase?
• A prepositional phrase used as an
adjective; it modifies a noun or a pronoun.
• Adjective phrases answer two questions:
1. What kind? - People with bad tempers
are unpleasant. (modifies noun)
2. Which one? - My new boyfriend is the
cute one on the stage. (modifies
pronoun)
• They usually follow the word they
modify, which could be the object of
a prep. phrase
The snow on the grass in the meadow
has melted.
• They may modify the same word.
The students at OMMS on the blue
team are great.
What is an adverb phrase?
• A prepositional phrase used as an
adverb; it modifies a verb,
an adjective or another adverb
• They may be located anywhere in the
sentence.
The teacher spoke to the student
after class.
•
After class, the teacher spoke
to the student.
Adverb phrases answer
five questions
• How? - She accepted the invitation with
pleasure.
• When? - Father plays golf on Saturday
morning.
• Where? - I dived into the water.
• Why? - The men play golf for exercise.
• To what extent? - Dad is older by a
year.
1. The boy with the Auburn shirt plays basketball well.
2. The girl with the trumpet gives us a headache.
3. The Senior class of 2012 is already planning a spectacular class trip.
4. The key to the car is lost.
5. A feeling of excitement pervades the school.
6. The radio towers with lightening rods were visible as far as the eye could see.
clause
7. My friend from church came over to see my new Play Station 3.
8. A crowd of angry people gathered to see what the police would do.
9. All the schools in Shelby County are great schools.
10. That handsome young man is an employee of my dad.
1. Josh left the game at ten o'clock.
2. On the mountain stands a little cottage.
3. Sally is courteous in many ways.
4. The boys were standing on their hands.
5. Julia does extra math problems for practice.
6. My friend lives in Florence, Alabama.
7. The parade moved down the street.
8. After school, we left for our vacation to Universal Studios.
9. Wesley took these pictures with a panorama camera.
10. A group of students is going to Washington D.C..
Appositive Phrases
Add some color to your writing!
Appositives and
Appositive Phrases
• What is an appositive? Noun/pronoun
placed beside another noun/pronoun
to identify or explain it.
Example – Your science teacher, Ms.
Grimes, loves Disney World!
Appositives and
Appositive Phrases
• What is an appositive phrase? An
appositive and its modifiers.
Example – The terror on the block,
little Anthony, is evil.
Examples
• Boring sentence (no appositives):
– My dog is crazy.
• Boring sentence + appositive:
– My dog Telly is crazy.
• Boring sentence + appositive phrase:
– My dog, the cutest dog in the world, is
crazy.
I told you
he was
cute!
Guided Practice
1.
Eric, a talented musician, plans to study in Europe.
2.
Those shoes, the ones on the right, are on sale.
3.
Ralph my boss was late.
4.
Lucy Sanchez, my longtime friend, has a new
Scottish Terrier.
5.
Jack, the best athlete, was hurt in last night’s
game.
Appositives & Appositive
Phrases
• Use appositive phrases to combine two
boring sentences into one interesting one.
(This also eliminates redundancy.)
Mrs. Jones is our teacher.
+ Mrs. Jones is the awesome one.
____________________________________
= Mrs. Jones, the awesome one, is our
teacher.
Now You Try Some:
•
Combine the following sentences
using appositive phrases:
This weekend should be awesome.
+ This weekend is a long weekend.
=This weekend, a long weekend, should
be awesome.
One More Time…
I would love to see some snow this
winter.
+ Snow is a rare event.
= I would love to see some snow, a rare
event, this winter.