Verbal phrases
A verb that ends with -ing and acts as a noun is a
Gerund
Prepositional phrases can be either _____ or _____ depending on what they describe.
Adverbial or adjectival
A phrase is a related group of words that does not have both a ____ and a _______.
Subject and verb. If it had both it would be a clause.
Verb phrases are groups of verbs that contain both a _____ and a _______.
helping verb and main verb
Appositive phrases are phrases where a ______ renames a _____
Noun renames a noun
There isn't anything to eat in the cupboard. Identify the verbal phrase and type.
To eat - infinitive
Identify the prep phrase:
I looked in the box, but I couldn't find it.
In the box
A participial phrase is a phrase that has a verb acting as an _______.
Adjective
Identify the verb phrase:
Martha should not have started her test early.
Should have started
Tricky! Remember that NOT is an adverb. I won't have one this tricky on the test.
Find the appositive phrase:
My sister, a former high school English teacher, is my tutor.
A former high school English teacher
Swimming through the water, the shark sought prey. Find the verbal phrase and type.
Present participle - swimming though the water
Decide if the phrase is adverbial or adjectival:
The dog ran to his home.
Adverbial
There are two kinds of participles:_______ and ________.
Past and present
Remember past participles are passive verbs (spoken, broken, ridden, etc)
Present participles are -ing verbs (swimming)
Identify the helping verb/verbs in the verb phrase:
The dog will be judged in the show.
Will be
Find the appositive phrase:
For many years, the ancient Egyptians, an advanced people, used a picture form of writing.
An advanced people