Transcript Phrases (PowerPoint)

Star Wars
Episode VII
ATTACK OF THE PHRASES
(You’ll need to know these like the back of
your hand for Comp next year, so
pay attention)
Pg 66-79…
The Phrase
A phrase is a group of related words that
does not have a subject or a predicate;
instead it functions as a part of speech.
There are five phrase types: prepositional,
appositives, participles, gerunds, and
infinitives.
Prepositional Phrases
• Consists of three parts: preposition, its
object, and any (if any) modifiers.
• Prepositions are found on page 23 of your
text.
• Prepositional phrase always starts with a
preposition, and always ends with the
object of the preposition
– Ex. Star Wars is the best movie in the world.
Preposition
Object of the
Preposition
Two Types of Prep. Phrases
• Adjective Prepositional Phrase: a prep.
phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun.
– Ex. Luke Skywalker is the best hero in the
galaxy.
• Adverb Prepositional Phrase: a prep.
phrase that modifies a verb, adjective, or
adverb.
– Ex. Luke Skywalker is strong in the force.
Examples
• Luke Skywalker was raised on a moisture
farm.
• He used to practice shooting wamprats
with his T-16.
• Luke wanted to go with Obi-wan Kenobi to
rescue Princess Leia from the Death Star.
• Luke and Obi-wan had to hitch a ride from
Han Solo in the Millennium Falcon.
• Luke has a lightsaber with a blue blade.
Appositive Phrases
• An appositive is a noun or pronoun that
identifies or renames another noun or pronoun.
– Ex. After Luke blew up the Death Star, the Rebellion
moved their base to the ice-planet Hoth.
• There are two types of appositives: essential
and nonessential.
– Nonessential appositives are always set off by
commas.
– Ex. Luke’s sister, Leia, secretly has the hots for Han
Solo.
Examples
• Han Solo flies his ship, the Millennium
Falcon, to try to escape from the Empire.
• Luke goes to the planet Dagobah to find
the old Jedi Master Yoda.
• Han Solo eventually goes to find his old
friend Lando Calrissian.
• Lando owns his own floating city, Cloud
City.
Verbals
• A verbal is a word that looks like a verb but
acts like something else, such as a noun,
adjective, or adverb
• There are three types of verbals:
participles, gerunds, and infinitives.
• A verbal phrase consists of the verbal, any
modifiers, and any complements
Participle Phrases
• A participle looks like a verb, but acts like
an adjective
• Participles come in two forms: past and
present
– Ex. Saving his own butt, Lando turns Han
Solo over to Darth Vader.
• Participles can be removed from a
sentence, and the sentence will still make
sense.
Examples
• Valued for his knowledge of the force,
Yoda teaches Luke some neat tricks.
• Driven by the Emperor, Darth Vader sets a
trap for Luke.
• Wanting to save his friends, Luke goes to
Cloud City, floating in the sky.
• Battling Darth Vader, Luke learns the
terrible truth about his father.
Gerund Phrases
• A gerund looks like a verb but acts like a
noun.
• A gerund ALWAYS ends in –ing.
– Ex. Luke tried escaping Darth Vader by
jumping into the abyss.
• Like a noun, a gerund can act in many
ways: (memorize this list) subject, direct
object, indirect object, predicate
nominative, object of the preposition
Examples
• Looking for Han Solo is the reason that
Luke goes back to Tatooine.
• After freeing Han Solo, the Rebels try
sneaking on the Imperial bas on Endor.
• The result of doing so was that Luke was
captured by Darth Vader, again.
• This time, however, Darth Vader ends up
taking Luke to see the Emperor.
Infinitive Phrases
• An infinitive is a verb form that ALWAYS
starts with the words “to” + “verb” that acts
like a noun, adjective, or adverb
– Ex. To wipe out the Rebellion, the Emperor
sets a trap for the Rebel fleet.
Examples
• To turn Luke to the dark side of the force is the
Emperor’s intention.
• Luke tries to kill the Emperor, but Darth Vader
stops him.
• Eventually, to save his dark soul Darth Vader
turns on the Emperor and save his son, Luke,
from certain death.
• Escaping the Emperor’s trap the Rebel fleet is
able to fly into the Death Star to knock out its
main reactor.
Placement of Phrases
• When a phrases is acting as a modifier,
the phrase must be placed near the word it
modifies in order to avoid confusion (called
a misplaced modifier).
• Also, make sure the word being modified
is in the sentence (called a dangling
modifier).
– Ex. Lando Clarissian blew up the Death Star
in the Millennium Falcon.
Examples
• Some people think that Star Trek is better
than Star Wars, called “Trekkies.”
• Using faulty logic, claims could be made
that the Enterprise could defeat a Star
Destroyer.
• This crazy idea never really caught on with
normal people, making sense only to
“Trekkies.”