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Holt Handbook Chapter 5 The Phrase: Prepositional, Verbal, and Appositive Phrases

#1-What is a Phrase? ,[object Object],PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE: a message from the other members of the debate team PARTICIPIAL PHRASE: monkeys swinging through the dense jungle INFINITIVE PHRASE: asking to go with them on their Antarctic expedition APPOSITIVE PHRASE: a painting by van Gogh, the famous Dutch painter NOTE: a group of words that has both a verb and its subject is called a clause . Pg 95

#2-The Prepositional Phrase ,[object Object],EXAMPLES: The Seine River flows through Paris. [The noun Paris is the object of the preposition through.] EXAMPLES: The car in front of us slid into an icy snow bank. [The pronoun us is the object of the compound preposition in front of. The noun snow bank is the object of the preposition into .]

NOTE: ,[object Object],PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE: When we went to Florida , we saw the old Spanish fort in St. Augustine. INFINITIVE: When we were in Florida, we went to see the old Spanish fort in St. Augustine. Pg 96

#3-The Adjective Phrase ,[object Object],EXAMPLES: Wang Wei was a talented painter of landscapes . [the prepositional phrase of landscapes modifies the noun painter, telling what kind of painter.] EXAMPLES: Mrs. O’Meara is the one on the left . [the prepositional phrase on the left modifies the pronoun one, telling which one Mrs. O’Meara is.] Pg. 97

#4-The Adverb Phrase ,[object Object],EXAMPLES: the snow fell throughout the day . [the phrase modifies the verb fell, telling when the snow fell.] An adverb phrase tells how, when, where, why , or to what extent ( how long, how much, or how far ). EXAMPLES: Are you good at soccer? [the phrase modifies the adjective good, telling how you are good.] Pg 99

#5- Verbals and Verbal Phrases ,[object Object]

#6- The Participle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

#7 The Participial Phrase ,[object Object],Seeing itself in the mirror, the duck seemed quite bewildered .

#8- The Gerund ,[object Object],SUBJECT Skiing down that slope was fun . PREDICATE NOMINATIVE: Dad’s favorite pastime is fishing for trout and bass. INDIRECT OBJECT Give sailing a try. DIRECT OBJECT We enjoyed hiking in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. OBJECT OF PREPOSITION Please sweep the front sidewalk after mowing.

The Gerund Phrase ,[object Object],Having a part-time job may interfere with your schoolwork. The townspeople heard the loud clanging of the fire bell. NOTE: When a noun or a pronoun comes immediately before a gerund, use the possessive form of the noun or pronoun.

#9 The Infinitive ,[object Object],NOUN: To install the ceiling fan took two hours. ADJECTIVES: The best time to visit Florida is December through April. ADVERBS: The gymnasts were ready to practice their routines.

The Infinitive Phrase ,[object Object],[object Object],The crowd grew quiet to hear the speaker . Peanuts and raisins are good snacks to take on a camping trip .

#10- Appositives and Appositive Phrases ,[object Object],NOTE: commas are generally used with appositives that refer to proper nouns. ,[object Object]

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