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Phrases
Mrs. Oloya
Warm-Up
January 8
Imitate the sentence:
A bald, smooth-faced man, he could have been anywhere between 40 and 60.
Prepositional Phrase
Prepositional
Definition
Definition
ABOVE
NEAR
Starts with a preposition
- To, around, under, over, like, as, behind, etc.
Ends with a noun
- The object of a preposition
Includes Modifiers
- Descriptions of noun
UNDER
Examples
Examples
Examples:
- The store around the corner is painted green.
- The girl with the blue hair is angry.
Your Example:
Infinitive Phrase
Infinitive
Definition
Definition
- “To” plus a verb and its modifiers
- Functions as adjectives, adverbs, or nouns
Examples
Examples
Examples:
- To dance gracefully is my ambition.
- Her plan to become a millionaire fell through.
- John went to college to study engineering.
Your Example:
Appositive Phrase
Appositive
Definition
Definition
Renames or identifies a noun or pronoun
PLACE
THING
IDEA
PERSON
Examples
Examples
Examples:
- My teacher, a woman with curly hair, is crazy.
- Bowser, the dog with the sharp teeth, is coming around the corner.
Your Example:
Participial Phrase
Participial
Definition
Definition
- A participle is a verb form (past -ed or present -ing) functioning like an adjective
- Phrase starts with participle and ends with modifiers
Example
Examples
Example:
- Blinded by the light, Sarah walked into the concert hall.
- Swimming for his life, John crossed the English Channel.
Your Example:
Gerund
- A gerund is an –ing verb functioning as a noun
- Phrase starts with gerund and ends with modifiers
Example
Examples:
- Walking in the moonlight is a romantic way to end a date.
- He wrote a poem about painting the walls.
Your Example:
Absolute
- Phrase with a noun, an –ing or –ed verb form, and modifiers
- Absolute Phrases modify the entire sentence
- Always separated from sentence with commas or dashes
- It would be a complete sentence, but it is missing the “were” or “was”
Examples
- His head pounding, the young man proposed to his girlfriend.
- The couple walked through the garden, their faces reflecting the moonlight.
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