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

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

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

4. 1. Prepositional Phrases Preposition + object + modifiers Object = noun or pronoun in phrase Look at page 400 MEMORIZE! What are good strategies for memorizing?

5. Prepositional Phrases Adjective Modifies a noun/pronoun What kind, which one, how many Usually follows noun/pronoun being modified Can be more than one adjective phrase in a sentence Adverb Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb Where, when, how, to what extent Sometimes follows the words it modifies Can be more than one

6. PRACTICE 1.Page 444, exercise 2 2.Page 446, exercise 3

7. Prepositional Phrases Reviews B and C on page 447 Do only odds!

8. 2. Verbal Phrases Formed from verbs, NOT used as verbs Used as adjective = participial Used as noun = gerund Used as noun, adj, adv = infinitive

9. Participial Phrases Participle + modifiers Participle = verb ending in –ing or –d/ed, used as an adjective Page 452: exer. 6

10. Gerund Phrases Gerund + modifiers Gerund = verb ending with –ing, used as a noun Used as subjects, PNs, DOs, IOs, and objects of prepositions Page 455: exer. 8

11. Infinitive Phrases Infinitive = to + verb, used as noun, adjective, or adverb Infinitive + modifiers Sometimes to is omitted (implied) Page 459: exer. 11

12. Verbal Phrases Review D on page 466

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

14. 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

15. PHRASES PrepPartGerInfApp Preposition Adj OR Adv -include object verb -ing/ed Adj verb -ing Noun -subj/ PN/DO IO/Obj of prep verb to + v Noun OR Adj OR Adv Noun/ Pronoun -further identify

16. Page 465: Review A