Prepositional Phrase or Infinitive Phrase
Verbal Phrase
Function?
Function?
Verb or Predicate Phrases
(Grammar Blocks)
(Grammar Blocks)
What's Modifying 'shoes'?
200
We can always look to Aunt Annie for help.
prepositional phrase
200
Having a pet is a big responsibility.
subject
(tells what)
200
Mr. Plumber left.
past tense
200
My dad only wears leather shoes.
leather
Noun Phrase
300
To begin with, the whole issue seems silly.
infinitive phrase
300
Do you have homework to do?
modifies 'homework'
(what kind of homework)
300
The baby might be sleeping.
past perfect progressive
300
Marcella donated her old shoes to Goodwill.
old
Adjective Phrase
400
I want to tell you something.
infinitive phrase
400
I dream of traveling the world someday.
Object of the Preposition 'of'
(tells what)
400
They talked and talked all night.
compound PredPh
400
I'll wear the shoes with the daisies on the sides.
with the daisies on the side
Prepositional Phrase
500
Mom has errands to run.
infinitive phrase
500
We could see the dancers stretching and leaping backstage.
modifies 'dancers'
500
The pianist can play Mozart.
500
Those must be the shoes that the dog chewed up.
that the dog chewed up
Relative (Adjective) Clause
640
He was hard to wake up, but he finally came to.
prepositional phrase
(part of a phrasal verb)
640
To apologize properly, first take responsibility for your hurtful behaviors.
adverbial
(how or why)
640
Something smells weird.
640
Everyone will need a second pair of shoes to wear in case of rain.
to wear
Infinitive Phrase