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Chapter 5 - Phrases

Chapter 5 - Phrases. What is a phrase? How is it different than a clause?. Prepositional Phrases - Adjective Phrases. can be two in a row - pay attention to what it modifies Prepositional Phrase vs. Infinitive?. Did you go to the store?.

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Chapter 5 - Phrases

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  1. Chapter 5 - Phrases What is a phrase? How is it different than a clause?

  2. Prepositional Phrases - Adjective Phrases can be two in a row - pay attention to what it modifies Prepositional Phrase vs. Infinitive? Did you go to the store? http://quizlet.com/7898658/infinitives-and-to-prepositional-phrases-flash-cards/

  3. at dusk we went inside to eat dinner Adverb Phrases Answer the Questions: When, where, how, why, how often, how long? Can be: 1. in different locations 2. more than one modifying the same word. 3. may be followed by an adjective phrase modifying its OP. She drove for hours through the storm. The boat landed on an island near the coast.

  4. VERBALS 2 Kinds: PARTICIPLES and INFINITIVES definition: word that is formed from a verb but is used as (N, Adj, Adv.) act as adjectives Participles - Present - end in -ING Past - end in -ED

  5. Participles - Identification PAST PRESENT dodging scared scared burning kicked trained singing burned running knocked screaming frustrating jumping

  6. Participles -known, chosen, fallen

  7. THE PARTICIPLE CAN NOT INCLUDE THE MAIN VERB! cross it out! - It helps! The walking shoes were too small for the boy. The soldier chosen for his bravery won an award. http://aformlarocque.weebly.com/english-blog.html

  8. INFINITIVES (another kind of verbal) - another type of Cool Whip! reminder - let's look at prepositions that have "to" - TO THE STORE Infinitives - can act as adjectives, nouns, or adverbs

  9. SPOTTING INFINITIVE PHRASES Seeing all the words that modify the infinitive. To be a good gymnast takes hard work. The first person to fly to the North Pole was Richard Byrd. Are you ready to go to the gym now? fdf

  10. Prepositional Phrase vs. Infinitives to have a good time to the store to say goodbye to the dance to run for president to the gym to make a cake

  11. THE INFINITIVE PHRASE The infinitive phrase begins with the word to. The phrase consists of to, the infinitive (always a verb), its complements, and its modifiers. Ex. Tim wants to be a lawyer. (The infinitive phrase is the object of wants.) To win at chess requires much concentration. (The infinitive phrase is the subject.) Mary was glad to be invited to the party. (The infinitive phrase modifies the adjective glad.) phrase_infinitive.pdf

  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPfU6LsnPno What is an appositive? Modified nouns or pronouns placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify it or describe it Noun words describing the noun in more detail Roger, the furry bunny, .... My friend Nick

  13. appositives - the hint to remember: appositive phrases have no verbals or verbs - this makes them a unique type of phrase essential appositives require no commas non-essential appositives require commas essential - My best friend John is an artist. non - essential - Maine, the most northern east coast state, is cold most of the year.

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