Grammar: Phrases and Clauses

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Grammar Phrases and Clauses

• A phrase is a group of related words that is used
  as a single part of speech and that doesnt
  contain both a subject and a verb.
• Example could have been looking (no subject)
• Example in the backyard (no subject or verb)
• Phrases cannot stand alone as sentences.

• Write the words below. Identify each of the
  following word groups as phrase or not a phrase.
• some people enjoy skiing 4. we sat beside the
  fire
• during the race 5. for a cup of soup
• down the snowy hills 6. skiers love
  Colorado

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Grammar Phrases and Clauses

• A prepositional phrase includes a preposition,
  the object of the preposition, and any modifiers
  of that object
• Example The man (from Georgia) was giving a
  speech.
• The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition is
  the object of the preposition (OP).

• Write the sentences below. Put parenthesis ()
  around the prepositional phrase and circle the
  OP.
• 1. Dinosaurs roamed across the earth
  sixty-five million years ago.
• 2. Dinosaurs with sharp teeth ate flesh

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Grammar Phrases and Clauses

• A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or
  pronoun to another word in the sentence.
• A preposition may have more than one object.
• Example Aaron showed his arrowhead collection
  (to Trish and her).

• Write the sentences below. Put parenthesis ()
  around the prepositional phrase and circle the
  OP.
• 1. Many dinosaurs fed on plants and vegetables.
• 2. The pterodactyl, a flying dinosaur, once
  lived in
• Europe and Asia.

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Grammar Phrases and Clauses

• A prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or a
  pronoun is called an adjective phrase.
• In other words, an adjective phrase is a
  prepositional phrase used as an adjective.
• Example Chunks of ice fell from the skyscraper.

• Write the sentences below. Underline the
  adjective phrase. Draw an arrow to the word it
  modifies.
• 1. Diego Rivera was a famous painter from
• Mexico.
• 2. People throughout the world enjoy Riveras
• art.

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Grammar Phrases and Clauses

• Adjective phrases answers the same questions that
  single-word adjectives answer.
• Example What kind? How many? Which one? How
  much?
• An adjective phrase generally follows the word it
  modifies.

• Write the sentences below. Underline the
  adjective phrase. Draw an arrow to the word it
  modifies.
• 1. Rivera often painted the walls of buildings.
• 2. Riveras artworks often include symbols of
• Mexican culture.