This document defines and provides examples of different types of phrases: prepositional phrases, verb phrases, and appositive phrases. Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun, and can function as adjectives or adverbs. Verb phrases contain a main verb and auxiliary verbs. Appositive phrases rename a noun and follow it, adding further identification or meaning. Examples are given for each type of phrase.

1. CHAPTER 4

2. PHRASE
 A phrase is a group of related words that
functions as a single part of speech – a
noun, a verb, an adjective or an adverb.
 It does not contain both a subject and a
verb.

3. Prepositional Phrases
 It is a word that connects a noun and/ or
pronoun to other words in a sentence.
 To plus a noun = a prepositional phrase:
I went to school.
 To plus a verb is not a prepositional
phrase
I like to sing.

4. Prepositional Phrases
 It always begins with a preposition and
ends with a noun or pronoun, which is
called the OBJECT OF THE
PREPOSITION.
Example:
She hid the keys beneath the doormat.

5. Prepositional Phrases as
Adjectives
(Adjective Phrases)
 Prepositional phrases can describe
which one or what kind about a noun
or a pronoun.
Example:
The members of the choir sang well.

6. Prepositional Phrases as
Adverbs
(Adverb Phrases)
 Prepositional phrases can modify verbs,
adjectives, or other adverbs, and they
can tell where, when, how, why, and to
what degree about the words they
modify.
Example:
She stored the stolen letters behind the
cabinet.

7. Verb Phrases
 It consists of a main verb and its
auxiliary (helping) verbs.
- Forms of to be:
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
- Forms of to have:
has, have, had
- Forms of to do:
do, does, did

8. Verb Phrases
- Modals:
can, could, may, might, must, should, will,
would
 MODALS – These are verbs that do not
have infinitive or participial form, but they
are always part of a verb phrase.
Example:
The keys have been missing for a while.

9. Verb Phrases
It is not considered as a verb phrase when:
 An adverb appears within the verb phrase
Example:
He is very talkative.
 n’t is the contraction for not and is not part
of the verb phrase
Example:
She won’t sing.

10. Appositive Phrases
 Appositive renames a noun or a
pronoun. It usually follows the noun and
identifies, explains, or adds to the
meaning of the noun.
 Appositive phrases consists of the
appositive and its modifiers.
Example:
Tweety the bird was my favorite cartoon
character.