Phrase and Verbal Practice

Phrase and Verbal Practice

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A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.

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A preposition shows the relationship of one object to another object. For example: I am next to the chair. The pen is on the desk. My paper is in my binder. She is with her friends. Which example does not have a prepositional phrase?

• Shakespeare died in 1616.

• Shakespeare's acting company was originally called The Lord Chamberlain's Men.

• Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564.

• Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest English authors because of his use of the English language and the use of universal themes and characters.

Prepositional Phrases

All prepositional phrases are modifiers. They function as either an adjective or adverb phrase.

Adjective Phrase

Prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun.

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An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun and will answer these questions:

• Which one?

• What kind?

• How many?

• Where?

• When?

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What word does this adjective phrase modify? The girl (with pigtails) rode her bike.

• girl

• pigtails

• rode

• bike

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The vase on the shelf was next to the books. This sentence has two prepositional phrases. Which one is the adjective phrase?

• on the shelf

• next to the books

On the shelf is the adjective phrase because it tells which vase.

Next to the books is an adverb phrase because it it telling where it was.

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Adverb phrases are prepositional phrases that modify verbs, adverbs, or adjectives. Which of the following will an adverb answer?

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• To what extent?

• What kind?

Tips:

A prepositional phrase that starts a sentence will always be an adverb!

Look at the word in front of the prepostional phrase - if it is a verb, adjective , or adverb, then the phrase will be an adverb.

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What word does the adverb phrase modify? The dog barked (in the yard.)

• the noun - dog

• the verb - barked

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What word does the adverb phrase modify? The baby was happy (with her teddy bear).

• the noun - baby

• the verb - was

• the predicate adjective - happy

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Adjective or Adverb Phrase?

William Shakespeare (from the King's Men) performed in the Globe Theater.

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase

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Adjective or Adverb Phrase?

William Shakespeare from the King's Men performed (in the Globe Theater).

• adjective

• adverb

Appositives and Appositive Phrases

A noun or pronoun and its modifiers that follows another noun or pronoun and renames it. Usually has commas around it (but not always)

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The poet and playwright, William Shakespeare, wrote Romeo and Juliet.

• appositive

• appositive phrase

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King James I, the king of England, promoted the theater.

• appositive

• appositive phrase

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What is the appositive in the sentence? My friend, Tammy, was a great student.

• friend

• Tammy

• student

Tammy is the appositive because it comes directly after the subject friend and renames it. Student is a predicate nominative. It still renames friend but comes after the verb.

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What is the appositive?

The twin son of Shakespeare, Hamnet, died when he was just a boy.

• son

• Shakespeare

• Hamnet

• boy

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What is the appositive phrase?

Queen Elizabeth I, the Queen of England during Shakespeare's early years, loved the theater.

• Queen Elisabeth I

• The Queen of England during Shakespeare's early years

• theater

Verbals

verbs that do not function as the verb in the sentence

gerunds, participles, infinitives

Gerund or gerund phrase

Verb that ends in "ING"

Functions as a NOUN

Can be found any place a noun can be: subject, direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative, object of the preposition.

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What is the gerund and how does it function?

William Shakespeare loved writing.

• loved - direct object

• writing - subject

• writing - direct object

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What is the gerund phrase and how does it function?

Acting in small roles was something the playwright also did.

• Acting in small roles - subject

• Acting - direct object

• something - predicate nominative

• playwright - direct object

Participle or participial phrase

Verb that ends in "ing" in present tense OR "ed" "en" "n" "t" in past tense

Functions as an ADJECTIVE

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What word does the participle modify?

The flashing lights made me stop.

• lights

• made

• me

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Participle or participial phrase?

The tapping pencil was driving me crazy.

• participle

• participial phrase

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Participle or participial phrase?

The cat, scratching its ears, stood by the door.

• participle

• participial phrase

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What is the participial?

Screaming groundlings stood in the pit of the theater.

• screaming

• groundlings

• stood

• theater

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What is the participial phrase?

Using iambic pentameter, Shakespeare wrote sonnets.

• Using iambic pentameter

• wrote

• sonnets

Infinitive or Infinitive Phrase

starts with the preposition "to" followed by a verb

Functions as either a noun, adjective, or adverb

Tip: look at the word in front of the phrase

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What word does the infinitive phrase modify?

Shakespeare was eager to write his plays.

• the adjective - eager

• the noun - Shakespeare

• the noun - plays

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To watch a Shakepearean play is exciting.

• Prepositional Phrase

• Participial Phrase

• Infinitive phrase / Adverb

• Infinitive Phrase/N

  *Used as the subject

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What is the infinitive phrase?

He wanted to write plays and poetry in London.

• to write

• to write plays and poetry

• to write plays and poetry in London

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What is the infinitive?

To sweat is good when you go to the gym.

• to sweat

• you go

• to the gym

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Romeo and Juliet were happy to see eachother.

• Prepositional Phrase

• Gerund Phrase/DO

• Infinitive Phrase/N

  *used as a direct object

• Infinitive Phrase / Adverb

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What is the type of phrase?

The alligators in the pond were large.

• gerund phrase

• participial phrase

• appositive phrase

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase

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What type of phrase?

She hated singing in front of a large crowd.

• gerund phrase

• participial phrase

• appositive phrase

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase

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What type of phrase?

The dog, a tiny daschund, ran across my yard today.

• gerund phrase

• participial phrase

• appositive phrase

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase

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What type of phrase?

After the game, the team celebrated.

• gerund phrase

• participial phrase

• appositive phrase

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase

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What type of phrase?

Sitting on the beach, the family was having a great time.

• gerund phrase

• participial phrase

• appositive phrase

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase

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What type of phrase?

Everyone wanted to go home.

• gerund phrase

• participial phrase

• infinitive phrase

• adverb phrase

• appositive phrase

Poll

This is how I feel about verbals and phrases.

• I understand them!

• I am starting to understand them better.

• I still do not understand them.

• I love all grammar!