FORM:
What Modifies the N?
What Modifies the N?
FUNCTION:
What's the NP doing?
What's the NP doing?
GRAMMAR BLOCKS: Show Me
FUNCTION:
What's the PP doing?
What's the PP doing?
100
They have such adorable children!
adorable
Adjective Phrase
100
Your socks are full of holes.
subject
100
the phone
100
The girl with the umbrella sneezed.
modifies "girl"
200
For my birthday, Sally gave me this coffee cup.
cup
Noun Phrase
200
He got the wrong answer.
Direct Object
200
had been running
200
We went out to dinner after graduation.
tells when (adverbial)
300
Gina wrote a book about spelling.
about spelling
Prepositional Phrase
300
I got stung by a swarm of bees.
Object of the Preposition [of]
300
by the shore
300
Mom hid the presents under the bed.
tells where (adverbial)
400
The woman who sold us the house is from Ireland.
who sold us the house
Relative (or Adjective) Clause
400
I got stung by a swarm of bees.
Object of the Preposition [by]
400
my phone
400
Can you see the answer to the question?
modifies "answer"
500
We ate at a restaurant last night.
last
Adjective Phrase
500
Our first President, George Washington, was a general in the War of Independence.
Appositive
500
really funny
500
Sally is on the bus.
subject complement