1. Chapter 14: The Phrase I can recognize the following phrases:
1. Prepositional
2. Verbal
Participial
Gerund
infinitive
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
Walking quickly (no subject)
With the girls (no subject or verb)

4. 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.

5. 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

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

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

8. 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.

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

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.

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

12. 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.

13. Page 457: ex. 9 Copy the infinitive phrase for each sentence. 1. 2. 3.4. 5.

14. 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

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

16. 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!

17. 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.

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

19. 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

20. Page 465: Review A
Homework