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Phrases Part One Grade Seven

What is a Phrase? A phrase is a group of words. Although each word in the group has its own part of speech, the group itself now takes on a new part of speech. (Think of the phrase as one thing. That one thing has its own part of speech.) There will NEVER be a subject or verb in a phrase.

Prepositional Phrases One type of phrase is a prepositional phrase. It must begin with a preposition. (If you don’t remember prepositions, look at the Power Point presentation on them or use your textbook or notebook for a list of them. There are fifty-seven as well as compound ones!) It will end with a noun or pronoun that is called the object of the preposition. (Remember, to locate the object of the preposition, ask “who?” or “what?” after the preposition.)

Examples of Prepositional Phrases Prep Op I walked across the street. Prep Op The car with the peeling paint is mine.

Adjectival Prepositional Phrases An adjective describes a noun or pronoun. An adjectival phrase is a group of words working together to describe a noun or pronoun. A prepositional phrase can be adjectival. This means that the entire phrase is describing a noun or a pronoun.

Adjectival Prepositional Phrases Consider this sentence: I saw a book about tools. First, locate the prepositional phrase. It is: “about tools.” Then think about what the entire phrase describes. It tells what kind of book it was. The phrase is describing “book.” That is why “about tools” is an adjectival prepositional phrase.