1. Phrases

2. verb phrases
Definition: The verb phrase consist of the main verb and one or more helping verbs.

3. verb phrases
A main verb can stand by itself as the simple predicate of the sentence.
Example:
Many different people lived in the American colonies.

4. verb phrases Helping verbs help the main verb express action or time.
Example:
Ships from England would bring
supplies to the settlers.

5. verb phrases Common Helping Verbs: Forms of be
is, am, was, are, were, be, been
Forms of do
do, does, did
Forms of have
has, have, had
Others
may, might, can, should, could, would, shall, will

6. Tips for finding the verb phrase:
verb phrases
Tips for finding the verb phrase:
Identify the main verb
Look at the words before the m. verb and ask yourself do these words help establish the action or the time of the verb?

7. Infinitives Definition:
An infinitive is the present tense verb with the word “to” before it.
All the math teachers have papers to grade today.

8. Infinitive phrases Definition:
An infinitive phrase consists of the infinitive and the related words that follow the infinitive.
Sandra wanted to buy the book.

9. Infinitive phrases
Infinitive phrases are used as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.
I hate to do laundry.
(What is the infinitive phrase and is it a noun, adjective, or adverb in the above sentence?)
Answer = noun

10. Prepositions Definition:
A preposition is a word that is placed before a noun to indicate its relationship to some other word in the sentence.

11. Prepositions Most common prepositions: Other common prepositions:
at from on
by in to
for of with
about before down out
above behind during over
across below inside through
after beside into under
around between near until

12. prepositional phrases
Definition: A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begin with a preposition and end with a noun/pronoun (object).

13. prepositional phrases
Examples:
The man swam across the lake.
Through the woods to grandmother’s house we go.
Through the woods to grandmother’s
house we go.