Chapter 14: The Phrase I can recognize the following phrases: 1. Prepositional 2. Verbal Participial Gerund infinitive 3. Appositive

To Recognize a Phrase You Must… Know your parts of speech! Describe the function of the following parts of speech: Noun Adjective Adverb

What is a phrase? Group of related words Used as single part of speech Does not contain both verb and its subject EXAMPLES Walking quickly (no subject) With the girls (no subject or verb)

1. Prepositional Phrases Preposition – shows relationship Preposition + object + modifiers Object = noun or pronoun in phrase Ex: The cat was stuck on the roof. Ex: You might find cobwebs above the rafters at our house.

What are good strategies for memorizing? List of Prepositions: MEMORIZE! Aboard Before Down On Under About Behind During Onto Underneath Above Below Except Out Until Across Beneath For Outside Up After Beside From Over Upon Against Besides In Past With Along Between Inside Since Within Amid Beyond Into Through Without Among But (meaning except) Like Throughout Around Near Till As By Of To At Concerning Off Toward

PRACTICE Page 448: Review C Copy all of the prepositional phrases in each sentence. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

There are three (3) types of verbal phrases: Participial Phrases Gerund Phrases Infinitive Phrases

Participial Phrases Participle + modifiers Participle = verb ending in –ing or –d/ed, used as an adjective Ex: Seeing the cat, the dog barked loudly. Ex: She heard me sighing loudly. Ex: Grabbing my keys, I dashed out the front door.

Page 452: Ex. 6 Copy the participial phrases for the EVEN numbered sentences. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

Gerund Phrases Gerund + modifiers Gerund = verb ending with –ing, used as a noun Ex: My favorite part of the show was his juggling. Ex: We worked better after resting.

Page 455: ex. 8 Copy the gerund phrases for the EVEN numbered sentences. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

Infinitive Phrases Infinitive = to + verb, used as noun, adjective, or adverb Infinitive + modifiers Sometimes to is omitted (implied) Ex: To dance gracefully requires coordination. Ex: Sandy needs to study.

Page 457: ex. 9 Copy the infinitive phrase for each sentence. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Verbal Phrases Review D on page 466 #31-35 **Use process of elimination to help you! Participle Phrase = -ing, -d/ed, adjective Gerund Phrase = -ing, noun Infinitive Phrase = to + verb

Decide whether each italicized portion of the sentence is a participle, gerund, or infinitive phrase. Page 466 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

3. Appositive Phrases Appositive + modifiers Appositive = noun/pronoun placed next to another noun/pronoun to identify it Can come before or after word it modifies Not essential. Set off with commas!

Appositive Phrases Examples Mr. Mowry, the social studies teacher, assigned that project. The principal of our school, Mr. Bacon strives to establish a respectful environment. His degree was in biology, the study of life.

Page 462: exercise 12 Copy the appositive phrase for each sentence. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

PHRASES Prep Part Ger Inf App Adj OR Adv verb -ing/ed Adj -ing Noun Preposition Adj OR Adv verb -ing/ed Adj -ing Noun to + v Noun OR Noun/ Pronoun -further identify

Page 465: Review A Homework