Using Phrases

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Using Phrases

• A phrase is a group of related words that does
  not have a subject or predicate
• We will only focus on the following types for
  now
• prepositional phrases
• adjective phrases
• adverb phrases

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Using Phrases

• A phrase is a group of related words that does
  not have a subject or predicate
• Prepositional phrases
• Prepositional phrases have a preposition, its
  object, and any modifiers of the object.
• Example Captain Mackintosh sailed to the
  Antarctic.

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Using Phrases

• Prepositions
• about, above, across, after against, along,
  among, around, as, at, before, behind, below,
  beneath, beside, between, beyond, but, by, down,
  during, except, for, from, in, inside, into like,
  near, of, off, out, outside, over, past, since,
  through, throughout, to, toward, under,
  underneath, until, unto, up, upon, with, within,
  without
• Captain Aeneas Mackintosh sailed to the Antarctic.

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• Prepositional phrases
• Prepositions always introduce a prepositional
  phrase. A prepositional phrase ends in a noun or
  pronoun called the object of the preposition. If
  the object has modifiers, they are also part of
  the prepositional phrase.
• Example Throw the ball to second base.

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• Adjective phrases
• An adjective phrase is a phrase that modifies a
  noun or a pronoun. Usually they answer the
  question which one? or what kind?.
• Example Then comes a gust of cold wind.
• Of cold modifies wind what kind of wind?

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• Adverb phrases
• An adverb phrase is a phrase that modifies a
  verb, an adjective, or an adverb. Usually can
  answer the questions when, where, why, how, or to
  what extent.
• Example Mac does his work quickly and
  carelessly.
• Quickly and carelessly modifies how he does his
  work.