Phrases/ Prepositional Phrases
What a prepositional phrase begins with
preposition
what is a verbal phrase?
a phrase that consists of a verbal and any of its modifiers or complements
What is an adjective phrase?
A prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun
what is an infinitive?
a verb form that can be used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. Usually begins with to.
what is an appositive?
a noun or a pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or explain it.
what a prepositional phrase ends with
object of preposition
what is a verbal?
form of a verb used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb
Does an adjective phrase usually follow or precede the word it modifies?
follow
What is an infinitive phrase?
what is an appositive phrase?
a phrase that consists of an appositive and its modifiers
what is an object of preposition?
word or word group that functions as a noun
What are types of verbal phrases?
Participial and Gerund
What is an adverb phrase?
a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
the word to is a sign
of the infinitive
does an appositive phrase usually follow or precede the word it identifies or explains?
follow
what is a phrase?
a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does not contain a verb and its subject
does the adverb phrase precede, or follow the word it modifies?
both
the word to is sometimes
omitted
when may an appositive or appositive phrase come at the beginning of a sentence?
for emphasis
What are the different types of participial phrases?
Adverb and Adjective
an adverb phrase tells how, where, why, to what extend and?
when
when are appositives sometimes introduced?
by a colon or by the expressions, or, namely, such as, for example, i.e., or e.g.