Phrases

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Phrases
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What is a phrase?

• Phrase group of words that adds meaning to a
  sentence but does not contain a subject and verb
  (functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb).

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Prepositional Phrase

• Includes a preposition, object of the preposition
  and modifiers of that object.

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Adjective Phrase

• A prepositional phrase used as an adjective in
  the sentence.
• Generally comes after the word(s) they modify.
• Answer the questions
• What kind?
• Which one?
• How many?
• How much?

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Adverb Phrases

• Prepositional phrase used as an adverb.
• An adverb phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or
  adverb
• Can be anywhere in the sentence
• Answer the questions
• When?
• Where?
• How?
• Why?
• How often?
• How long?
• To what extent?