Transcript Phrases - 8T-English-kb

The Phrase
• A phrase is a group of related
words. It does NOT create a
sentence.
Kinds of Phrases
• Verb phrase
• Prepositional phrase
– Adjective phrase
– Adverb phrase
and
• Appositive phrase
• also coming up…
VERBAL phrases…
The Verb Phrase
• A verb phrase consists of at least one main
verb and one or more helping verbs. A
helping verb (also called an auxiliary verb)
helps the main verb express action or a
state of being.
is
leaving
Besides of all forms of the verb be , the
following verbs can be used as helping
verbs:
• can
•had
•must
• could
•has
•shall
• did
•have
•should
• do
•may
•will
• does
•might
•would
Notice how the helping verbs work
together with the main verbs to form
complete verb phrases.
• Would you like some soup?
• You should have offered sooner.
• We shall probably be finished in an hour.
• She was always thinking of her future.
• Has my sister shown you her newest painting?
• She shouldn’t have borrowed that necklace.
The Prepositional Phrase…
…is a group of words beginning with a
preposition and ending with a noun or
pronoun (the OP).
• in my hair
• on the floor
• next to the tree
•beyond the forest
•beneath the bridge
•according to my mother
The anatomy (pattern) of a
Prepositional Phrase:
OP
(with a friend)
or
OP
(with my parents)
other possibilities are…
OP
(to me)
Or
OP
(Because of the very fun lesson)
Identifying kinds of prepositional
phrases:
Prepositional Phrase
Adjective Phrase
Adverb Phrase
ADJECTIVE PHRASES
Definition: a prepositional phrase used as an adjective.
Examples:
• The boy with red hair is sitting next to me.
• The girl sat next to the wall with windows
ADJECTIVE PHRASES…
1. answer the questions:
“which one?” or “what kind?”
2. always come after the nouns they modify
3. are ALWAYS after a subject
4. never begin a sentence
5. never come right after a verb
Find the
ADJECTIVE PHRASES
in the following sentences:
• The man in the story had no friends.
• Scrooge was the man in the story.
• Scrooge was a friend to Marley.
• Scrooge hated charity of any kind.
• Marley became a ghost with clanking chains.
• Marley frightened Scrooge when he came to visit.
ANSWERS:
• The man in the story had no friends.
• Scrooge was the man in the story.
• Scrooge was a friend to Marley.
• Scrooge hated charity of any kind.
• Marley became a ghost with clanking chains.
• Marley frightened Scrooge when he came to visit.
Find the
ADJECTIVE PHRASES
in the following sentences:
• During the night, a fire truck came down my street.
• A fire truck came down my street during the night.
• Sid dropped his pencil on the sidewalk.
• The cat in the tree suddenly meowed with all its might.
ANSWERS:
• During the night, a fire truck came down my street.
• A fire truck came down my street during the night.
• Sid dropped his pencil on the sidewalk.
• The cat in the tree suddenly meowed with all its might.
Find the
ADJECTIVE PHRASES
in the following sentences:
• Sandy didn’t know about the computer experiment
in the lab.
• In a flash, the twins were transported to another world.
• The short man in the wilderness seemed afraid
of the twins at first.
• The twins sat down and wondered where they were.
ANSWERS:
• Sandy didn’t know about the computer experiment
in the lab.
• In a flash, the twins were transported to another world.
• The small man in the wilderness seemed afraid
of the twins at first.
• The twins sat down and wondered where they were.
ADVERB PHRASES
Definition: a prepositional phrase used as an adverb.
Examples:
• I sat with Sally at the seashore.
• We fished for hours.
• I dropped my coke can into the water.
• In the spring I go to the beach.
The truth about adverb
phrases: They…
1. …can begin a sentence
2. …will not immediately follow the subject
3. …can follow VERBS, ADVERBS and ADJECTIVES
(and modify them)
4. …answer questions like:
“when?” “where?” “why?” “how?”
THINK LOGICALLY…
• There are only two kinds of prepositional phrases:
• ADJECTIVE and ADVERB
• If a phrase is not ADJECTIVE,
then it must be ADVERB!
Find the adverb phrases:
• For many years, Scrooge and Marley were
business partners.
• Scrooge ran his business in a miserly way.
• Bob Cratchit worked for Scrooge.
• Bob had very little heat while he worked.
• Scrooge and Marley had been partners for many
years.
ANSWERS:
• For many years, Scrooge and Marley were
business partners.
• Scrooge ran his business in a miserly way.
• Bob Cratchit worked for Scrooge.
• Bob had very little heat while he worked.
• Scrooge and Marley had been partners for many
years.
More Practice finding
Prepositional Phrases:
• When my dad was young, he had a little
transistor radio that he kept by his bed to listen
to music.
• “When you wish upon a star, your dreams
come true.”
ANSWERS:
• When my dad was young, he had a little
transistor radio that he kept by his bed to listen
to music.
• “When you wish upon a star, your dreams
come true.”
More Practice finding
Prepositional Phrases:
• What’s the matter with my clothes?
• In the middle of the floor was a pile of dirty clothes.
• While you clean up this mess, I will go to the store
and buy some new clothes.
• Since last May, you have worn those same jeans
for days and days.
• With a little bit of luck, you will get to go to the mall.
ANSWERS:
• What’s the matter with my clothes?
• In the middle of the floor was a pile of dirty clothes.
• While you clean up this mess, I will go to the store
and buy some new clothes.
• Since last May, you have worn those same jeans
for days and days.
• With a little bit of luck, you will get to go to the mall.