Adjective Phrases
True or False: An adjective phrase always modifies a verb.
False
True or False: An adverb phrase only modify verbs.
False: They can also modify adjectives and adverbs in addition to verbs.
True or False: Participial phrases always begin with a present participle (-ing).
Answer: False (they can also use past participles, like baked, torn)
Gerund phrases function as what part of speech?
Nouns
Identify the infinitive phrase: I want to learn Spanish.
to learn Spanish
Identify the adjective phrase: The shoes on the shelf are new.
On the shelf
Identify the adverb phrase: She finished her homework in a hurry.
In a hurry
Identify the participial phrase: Covered in mud, the dog wagged its tail.
Covered in mud
Identify the gerund phrase: Swimming in the ocean is fun.
Swimming in the ocean
Infinitive phrases can function as what three parts of speech?
Noun, adjective, adverb
Fill in the blank with an adjective prepositional phrase: The car __________ is very old.
Example: in the driveway
Identify the adverb phrase: The teacher spoke with patience.
With patience
Fill in the blank: The child, __________, skipped down the sidewalk.
Example: smiling brightly
Fill in the blank: __________ helps you stay healthy.
Example: Exercising daily
Fill in the blank: She hopes __________.
Example: to win the competition
Identify the adjective phrase: The man with the blue tie is my uncle.
Fill in the blank with an adverb prepositional phrase: He spoke __________.
Example: with confidence
What noun does the participial phrase modify in this sentence? Running late, the girl rushed to class.
Girl
Identify how the gerund phrase is used:
She enjoys playing basketball. (i.e. Subject, direct object, object of a preposition, etc)
Direct object
Identify whether the phrase is infinitive or prepositional:He went to the store.
Prepositional
Create your own sentence with an adjective prepositional phrase.
Must include a phrase that describes a noun
Create a sentence with TWO adverb phrases.
Example: He ran through the park and into the woods.
Create a sentence with a participial phrase at the beginning.
Example: Shivering from the cold, the boy zipped his jacket.
Write your own sentence with a gerund phrase as the subject.
Example: Reading mystery novels keeps me entertained.
Write your own sentence with an infinitive phrase as a direct object.
Example: I want to read that book.