Phrases!

What is an absolute phrase?

• Is one that restates a preceding term, or expands or explains it, in a parenthetical statement.

• Consists of a person, place, or thing and any modifiers

• Is a modifying parenthetical or subordinate phrase of a root sentence that includes a subject but does not have an acting verb so cannot stand on its own as sentence.

What is an appositive phrase?

• Consists of verbals ending in -ing or -ed, or another irregular form of a verb, and serves as an adjective

• Is one that restates a preceding term, or expands or explains it, in a parenthetical statement.

• Is a phrase that modifies a phrase

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a gerund phrase?

• Is a phrase consisting of a verb root plus ing (a present participle) and any modifiers or objects associated with it.

• It's just a phrase that modifies a verb

• Consists of verbals ending in -ing or -ed, or another irregular form of a verb, and serves as an adjective

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CCSS.L.8.1A

What is an infinitive phrase?

• Is a verb that modifies a phrase.

• Includes the word to and a verb as the basis of a modification of a root sentence.

• Consists of a person, place, or thing and any modifiers.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

What is a noun phrase?

• Is a noun that modifies a phrase.

• Consists of a preposition and a noun or pronoun that serves as the preposition’s object, and often one or more adjectives.

• Consists of a person, place, or thing and any modifiers.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a participial phrase?

• Consists of verbals ending in -ing or -ed, or another irregular form of a verb, and serves as an adjective.

• Is a modifying parenthetical or subordinate phrase of a root sentence that includes a subject but does not have an acting verb so cannot stand on its own as sentence.

• Is a participle that modifies a phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is a prepositional phrase?

• Consists of a preposition and a noun or pronoun that serves as the preposition’s object, and often one or more adjectives.

• includes a verbal, a hybrid that functions as a noun (or adjective).

• Is a preposition that modifies a phrase.

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which one is an adverbial phrase example?

• It was a story as old as time.

• He was waiting for the rain to stop.

• Once upon a time, the lady lived here.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Which one is not a noun phrase?

• The bewildered tourist was lost.

• Saturday became a cool, wet afternoon.

• The sports car drove the long and winding road.

• Taking my dog for a walk is fun.

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which one is an infinitive phrase?

• Going for ice cream is a real treat.

• She organized a boycott to make a statement.

• Washed with my clothes, my cell phone no longer worked.

• My favorite pastime, needlepoint, surprises some people.

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CCSS.L.8.1A