Phrases

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Phrases

• A quick review if you really dont remember any
  of this, please see me for individual help.

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PHRASES
Appositives
Prepositional
Verbal
ADJ
ADV
Participial
Infinitive
Gerunds
Present
Past
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Prepositional Phrases

• Consists of a preposition, its object and any
  words that modify the object
• Prepositions anywhere a mouse can go or an
  eagle can fly
• About before during off toward
• Above behind except on under
• Across below for out underneath
• After beneath from outside until
• Against beside in over unto
• Along between inside past up
• At of to with (within, without)
• Around but like into upon
• As by near throughout

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• The object of a preposition is always a noun
• Ex Basketball was first played with real
  baskets.
• Preposition with Object baskets
• Phrase with real baskets

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• Prep phrases can be used as either adjectives or
  adverbs.
• Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns
• Adjectives tell you what kind, how many, which
  one, or how much
• Ex The original rules of the game were written
  in 1982
• Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other
  adverbs
• Adverbs (party invitations) tell you why, how,
  where, when, or to what extent.
• Early hoops were constructed of peach baskets

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Appositive Phrases

• A noun or pronoun that renames another noun or
  pronoun.
• The phrase is that noun and all of its modifiers
• Be careful appositive phrases DO NOT HAVE VERBS-
  then its a clause!

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Two Types of Appositives

• Non-Essential adds extra information
• Set off by commas
• Ex Luke Skywalker, my hero, carries a blue
  lightsaber during the first two movies.
• His name is more specific than his status in my
  life, so you dont need to know the status
• Essential needed to make meaning of sentence
  complete
• No commas
• Ex The movie Star Wars is a classic that you
  should all see and memorize.
• Lots of movies on a shelf - which ones a
  classic?

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Infinitive Phrases

• A type of verbal phrase
• Its a word that usually is used as a verb thats
  being used in another way
• Infinitives ALWAYS begin with to
• Be Careful! to is ALSO a preposition. An
  infinitive will have a verb following to, while
  a prep phrase will not.

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Infinitive or Preposition?

• My goal is to work out everyday.
• I must submit the paper to the teacher.
• To draw the picture, I needed a pencil.
• I needed a pencil, so I went to the store.
• ALWAYS note the word following to and make sure
  you have correctly identified the phrase.

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Any questions?

• Tonights homework Mixed review worksheet.
• Please, please see me if you dont remember this.
  It will continue to be a problem for you for the
  rest of the semester.