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CHAPTER 7 Phrases
SUBMITTED BY: FAISAL TURKI

2. Prepositional Phrases: Adjective and Adverb Phrases

3. What is a Phrase?
A phrase is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does not contain both a verb and its subject.

4. What is a Prepositional Phrase?
A prepositional phrase includes a preposition, a noun, or a pronoun called the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of that object.
There are 2 kinds of prepositional phrases: adjective phrases and adverb phrases

5. Prepositional Phrase Examples
The Seine River flows through Paris.
The car in front of us slide into an icy snowbank.
During the stormy night, the black horse ran off.
The dish is filled with raw carrots and celery.

6. What is an Adjective Phrase?
A prepositional phrase used as an adjective is called an adjective phrase.
ADJECTIVE: Rosa chose the blue one.
ADJECTIVE PHRASE: Rosa chose the one with blue stripes.

7. An adjective phrase modifies a noun or a pronoun.
Adjective Phrases
An adjective phrase modifies a noun or a pronoun.
Adjective phrases generally come after the words they modify and answer the same questions that single-work adjectives answer:
What kind?
Which one?
How many?
How much?

8. Adjective Phrases The store is open. We bought a CD with the neon sign
by Janet Jackson.

9. What is an Adverb Phrase?
A prepositional phrase used as an adverb is called an adverb phrase.
ADVERB: The cavalry will reach the fort soon.
ADVERB PHRASE: The cavalry will reach the fort by noon.

10. Adverb Phrases
Adverb phrases answer the same questions that single-word adverbs answer:
When?
Where?
How?
Why?
How often?
How long?
To what extent?

11. Adverb Phrases We got our new puppy A puppy is always ready
He barks loudly
at the animal shelter.
for a game.
for a puppy.