The Phrase

Appositives help to identify or describe

Find the Adj. P: The roads in Faulkton need to be heavily remodeled.

Be sure to place the last pebble at high noon.

I have a degree from a four-year college.

At high noon, plant the stick in the ground, tilting it slightly northward.

Are you going to get an A on tomorrow's English test?

Find the participial phrase: Climbing the tree, the monkey disappeared into the branches.

What is a phrase?

Their giggling annoyed the other viewers.

A sundial is not difficult to make with simple materials.

Find the adv. ph: After the storm, the town grew quiet, because they were afraid.

Find the appositive: My grandma Sharon makes the best cookies.

Adverb phrases modify verbs, adjectives, and

Verbals are formed from _______ and used as adjectives, nouns, or adverbs

Find the infinitive phrase: She wants to study marine biology.

Find the PP: A koala is a marsupial, a mammal with an external abdominal pouch.

Find the Adj. Ph: Large blocks of hard stone provide a sound foundation.

Find the participial phrase: The concert scheduled for tomorrow at the park has been postponed.

Spinning in circles, the dancer got dizzy.

How many adv. phrases are in the sentence: Now the scary sounds from my closet during the night

Find the gerund phrase: She enjoys hiking in the mountains occasionally.

A participle is a verb form that is used as a(n)

Find the adv. ph: We are traveling by car since we cannot afford plane tickets.

What kind of prepositional phrase modifies a noun or pronoun?

They seemed happy with their temporary home.

We ordered a dish of salsa and a basket of chips.

My grandmother and I enjoy digging for buried treasure.

The picture of their candidate in today's newspaper is not at all flattering.

Find the adv. ph.: The gophers burrowed under the lawn to hide from my dog.

What is not true of a prepositional phrase?

A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and that is used as a(n) _______.

Sneezing, the child revealed his location.

Find the gerund phrase: One of my chores in the summer is mowing the lawn.

To mark the first hour, place a pebble at the tip of the shadow made by the stick.

Which of the following can an infinitive not be used as?

Find the PP: Sarah is going through the woods this afternoon.

Present participles end in

The types of verbals we studied in class were