English Review

9th English Review

Prepositional Phrases

Objectives

• Learn and understand the function of different types of phrases.

• Prepositional Phrases

• Appositive Phrases

• Verbal Phrases

Prepositional Phrases

• Adjective phrases

• Adverb phrases

Adjective Phrases

Modify a noun or a pronoun.

Answer the questions what kind? or which one?

Adjective Phrases

• The man in the red boots bought 100 doughnuts.

• Subject: The man

• which man?

• ( The man) in the red boots

Adjective Phrases

• Bring the the bag that is on the table.

• which bag?

• ( the bag) on the table

Adverb Phrases

Modify verbs, adverbs, or adjectives.

Never a noun.

Answers: where? why? when? in what way?

Start with a preposition.

Adverb Phrases

• A racoon hid under de balcony.

• subject: A racoon

• where?

• under the balcony.

Appositive Phrases

• A word or group of words that renames or explains a noun or pronoun.

• Give aditional information abou a noun.

• Usually found between, before, or after commas (,)

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Appositive Phrases

• When appositives are nonessential to the meaning of the phrase they are placed between commas

• example: Tomorrow, Tuesday, is the due date.

• When the appositive is essential to the meaning, don't use commas

• example: My brother Tony loves motorcycles.

Verbal Phrases

• A verbal is a verb used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

• example: Running is my favorite activity.

  
  

• example: Two cats climbed over my window.

  When it includes modifiers, it is called a Verbal Phrase

  example: Running through the mountain is my favorite activity.

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Verbal Phrase ( as an adjective)

• it forms Participle

• Present Participle ( - ing)

• ex: The crying baby is hungry

  Past Participle ( - ed)

• That demolished building was old.

• The food, left on the table, was too cold to eat.