Types of Phrases
Prepositional Phrase: A phrase with a preposition and a __________: Quadree went into the crib.
Adjective phrase: Describes a _________ The boy sitting by the Lincoln is Quadree.
Adverb phrase: Describes a ________, adjective, or adverb Quadree danced with grace.
Prepositional Phrase
A preposition attached to a noun and describes the subject or the verb. Trevel ran to the bathroom.
What/who is the prepositional phrase describing? It is describing to _________Trevel ran (_______).
The classroom on the English hallway with the maroon and gold wall is the coolest room.
What are the prepositional phrases describing?
They are describing ________classroom is the coolest (_______).
I want to know what he prattled about. Lets add a phrase to the sentence.
I want to know where he prattled. Lets add a phrase to the sentence. I want to know when he prattled. Lets add a phrase to the sentence.
Frank prattled
I want to know to whom he prattled. Lets add a phrase to the sentence.
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1. I stand ________________________________. 2. Tyquan can see the trees _____________________________. 3. John tackles the quarter back _____________________________. 4. They found money ____________________________.
Appositive Phrase
Appositive phrase: A noun/pronoun that clarifies the _________beside it (It is surrounded by _________and you must have a specific name).
Quadree, a basketball player, writes poetry. A really gifted student, Mark dunked a ball on Quadree. The Lakers, __________________, lost to the Clippers,__________________.
Review Phrases:
Identify and underline the phrase(s) in each sentence:
1. Under the cars hood, youll find the V6 engine, an efficient engine. 2. James, an artist, paints many masterpieces in his spare time. 3. The tools needed for the shelf are on the table, the tall one. 4. Feeling sick, Andrea, a medical student, called out of work. 5. Before the State of the Union Address, my family, a close-knit one, went for a walk around the block.
Types of Phrases
Verbal Phrases:
- Dunking the ball, Quadree scored the winning point. - The game scheduled at Hanover will be played on Tuesday. - With a wrench, Samson fixed the _________________ in the kitchen.
Fill in the blanks with a participial phrase: 1. The student _____________________ will receive a special award. 2. The church, __________________, was never rebuilt. 3. Tremel noticed his cousin ____________________. 4. ____________________, John scored the winning point.
Gerund Phrase
Gerund phrase: Verb that ends in ing used as a NOUN Verb+ -ing will be used as ________or ____________ (Swimming in the pool is a great summer activity.) Alexis tried jumping on the trampoline. (______) Winning the game is Quadrees goal in basketball.
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Deonte likes running around the track. (________) Eating ice cream on Friday tends to be a tradition for my family. ________________ annoys Ms. K. I am not prepared to authorize ______________________.
Infinitive Phrase:
Infinitive phrase: ____________ used as a
noun, adj., or an adv.
Quadrees dream is to dunk a ball. Quadree went to dunk the ball, but Truman blocked him. Quadree is coming to visit next week. Quadree hopes ______________.
Infinitive Phrase
Identify the Infinitive Phrase:
1. He went to paint the house last week. 2. After the movies, we need to stop by the grocery store. 3. The report cards were distributed to go home with the students. 4. If you want to arrive on time, you need to leave early.
Fill in the Infinitive Phrase:
1. 2.
3.
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The family wants __________________________. My sister loves ____________________________. You cant learn _____________________________. Everyone entered the contest __________________________________.