APPOSITIVE & INFINITIVE

PHRASES
Mrs. Graham
October 2007
APPOSITIVE S

Appositive: a noun or
pronoun that is placed
next to another noun
or pronoun to identify
it or give more
information about it

Ex: Ethan’s friend
Julie also works at the
bookstore. (The
appositive Julie is
essential because
Ethan has more
than one friend.)

Appositive Phrases:
an appositive plus any
words that modify the
appositive

Ex: He is saving
money to travel to
Bogota, the capitol of
Columbia. (The
appositive phrase
identifies Bogota.)
Notice that
appositive
phrases can
contain
prepositional
phrases.
INFINITIVES

Infinitive: a verb form
Infinitive Phrase: an
that is usually
preceded by the word
to and is used as a
noun, an adjective, or
an adverb.

Ex: To stand can be
comfortable.

Ex: Infants first learn
to crawl.

Ex: His goal is to
graduate.
infinitive plus any of
its complements and
modifiers.

Ex: We stopped to
look at the beautiful
scenery.

Ex: To be a good
friend is my goal.
Again, notice that infinitive
phrases can ALSO contain
prepositional phrases!
SO….

Infinitive/Appositive
Phrases

Direct Object

Gerund and
Participial Phrases
Subject/Predicate

Prepositional
Indirect Object
Phrases
YOU TRY….

The desire to do a good job was strong in Jake.

Mr. and Mrs. Fibonacci hosted the twins,

Dorothy’s cousins.

Stockholm, the peaceful city on the lake, was the

next stop.
NEXT UP…….
Grammar
Section 2:
Clauses
and
Sentence
Structure