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PHRASE PACKET Name . Ss A phrase isa group of related words tht is used as a single pat of speech and does not contain averb and its subject. 5 Kinds of Phrases * Prepositional phrases ~ include the preposition, the noun or pronoun that serves as the object ofthe preposition, and any modifiers in between the preostion andthe object Adjective phrases —_modify a noun or pronoun What Kind? Loic ow? Hew wong? Hous much? — Whose? ‘Adveri phrases ~ modify a verb, adjective, or adverb (tll bow, where or wen) 2 Lohnere? When? > Hows? Hew often? — Te ushrotextet? Under ushat Condit + Participial phrases ~ consist ofa participle and the words that relate to thatparticiple A participle is a verb form used as an adjective. Present participles ~ end in ~ing Past participles —end in-dor-ed oF rtn(-9r < iveeguiar erdings of verlos * Gerund phrases consist of a gerund and all the words related to the gerund A gerund isa verb form ending ining that is used as a noun, Subj OP To, vO, PN, APP * Infinitive phrases — consist of an infinitive and all of the words related to the infinitive An infinitive sa verb form that begins with “to” and may be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb, SS * Appositive phrases - consist of an appositive and its modifiers Av appositive isa noun or pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or explain it, HRW matoral copyrighted under noice appeering carr In this wok: Class Ceres 5 Te Adjective and Adverb Phrases ‘Aphrase is a group of related words that is used 28 3 single part of speech and does not ® aaa ever and its subject. A prepositional phrase includes & prepositiona 9 \C° noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition, and any modifiers ofthat objec. oes A prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or’a-pFonoun is an adjective phrase.—7° et 8, 7 “Adjective phrase: Judo has been called the gentle art of self-defense. Ne eo & {The prepositional phrase modifies the noun art] ow [Aprepositional phrase that modifies a verb, and adjective O+ 9) adverb is an adverb prepositions! Picecs tl ho wh, whoa. iowiateaet G——~ ey, © % “Adverb phrase: Jigoro Kano Developed judo from jutsu. Gs {fhe prepositional phrase modifies the verb developed and tells how.] xercige A Decide feachitaliized phrase below is an adjestive phrasso5 sp 2680 Fhcace-On the line provided waite AD] for adjective phrase or APY for adverb phrase. "ADS 1 Theilusbatons ints boat are beautfa, (hat KEN? "ADV. 2. inyet's mouth opbnéa in a huge yawn. shane? AOL 3, LaNedle' colidcti\of antique dolls has become quite valuable. wohok Kind? ADL. 4. No oni the room understood the question. uokich Onn _POY 5, ‘The bithday presents were wiMpped th care, HOW? @ Exercise B In each sentence below, underline the prepositional Phrase or phrases. exerci an arrow from each phrase to the word that stimodifes, ‘Example: Langston Hughes moved to Harlem in 1921. 3. Hughes di std A Glaze very long. Terai Dadand ance 5, He soft poems B ‘Améfan magazines. 6 MA abso were 1w pay! La? 7; Hlughes became better known in1925, : 8, Several bac of were published. 9, Hughes Went ound tte AaMery and Mok tlh Attia ‘American audiences. 10 He wrote many book Bout atiolt Aescan Baca rant thes @ Language Skills Practice and Assessment « Pracice and Reinforcement (1) 45 ® erkcheet Prepositional Phrases Worke-coam Name: Date: Write the prepositional phrase from each sentence. a (2) The strange noises are recom "halon on old housd. Adu— shone? VIET, Ne Black smoke rose se (pi the oie Adv- whore? The gopher ran back into ce hole. into hs hole - (3 “4 More than three hundred sailors wier6(@odard the battleship. OVW hor? The kids were valde the rod) \ he? The speeding truck is conttgtevard us) pdy—cubere? itis time you did somethingtion yoursel} Ao \ The Nsfeenna w8)s following too closely. Ady” v . Iwas searcher my keyS)all morning. Adv. , ic (6 7 (8 (3 4d Br AL is one is Fricke Neth : (10) Did Thomas wal oplatertne horse =) Adv= shen? — (11) Ashley waited until the tall sailing ship disapearlGdjons the horizon) ) Ady vow? Vv *12) The baseball salle right (ver the tll fenca) Adv ~ volo Bev ~ wiht (13) There was a big bate gis location centuries ago. Adj mvolieh loekile? pe pecosy vi v (14) felt something wet talfon ty head) QIN whoo? Trick Copyright E2012 Worksheettiorks com Os Identify the Appositives _ AROSE 7" An appositive is 2 phrase which provides additional details “SSaSnnun or pronoun in a sentence. Its most common for 2 appositive to interrupt & gentence. When it does, there is a comima just before the appositive phrase, and another just after tin the sentence. Far example, the apposttive phrase is i ‘bolded in the following sentence: ct Eric’s teacher, Miss Harrison, graded his science project. 5 Underline the appositive in each sentence, Rewrite the sentence without the appositive to make sure it aS - 1, Seattle, thé cil pie visited last yeaty gets a lot of rain. 2. Her shirt, the bright yeliow one, )can be seen from across the room. 3, Robert, the falf boywith the sila ED) is in my class this year. 4, The magazine Cline for Kids, gives kids information on world news. - Salon all vt OC “Tine” Ab is Heo AIK 5, My aunt, Sylvia, is going to get me a job working in her store. 6. Joe and Christine, ou heighbsrs, are going to Disneyland tomorrow. 7. Daisies, her favorite flowers, ‘are on sale at the florist’s shop. @ He took the most difficult math class, ‘Advanced Calculus, during ‘the summer. 9. We were out of my nephew's favorite flavor, Geni, ‘so he ate chocolate. 10. Maribel’s pet, ac did not get along with dogs at the vet’s office. Ti Rafael had to finish his homework, a 72. Grandma Betty made her special recipe, péach Robt, for dessert. Copyright ©2012 K12Reader - hilouiwuw.kt2reader.com Name Date Class Cees aiecs Z Leas Seat Appositives and Appositive Phrases ‘An appositiveis a noun or a pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or explain it. An appositive phrase consists of appositive and its modifiers, Appositive: Your friend Ramla-called aftér you left. Appositive phrase: Jesse Sheng, the vice-president of the bank, sent me a card. Exercise A Underline the appositive phrase in each sentence below. 1. Otto Shultz, the local Gchnigi3n, fixed my stereo, 2, Sheriff Yvonne Hamilton, the firstomai) to hold that position, was cited for bravery. 3. Bven Veronica, the best des} in the class, barely passed the last test 4, Rio de Janeiro, €n$F the most exciting citiedfin the world) is filled with tourists now. 5. Mr. Gonzales, the sGvisqr(for the school newspaper, taught us how to lay out the front page. 6. Jan Matzeliger, the irfventor, was pictured on a recent: ‘stamp, 7. Our yard; a tangli6tiweeds 3) was transformed by my father 8. Bob, the @aalsy actually did Jess damage than we expected. 9. That clock, a family Kéirlodyn, was my great-grandmother's ‘wedding present, 10. Our new neighbors, the Apont3s, invited us for dinner: Saturday, Exercise B: Proofreading The following paragraph contains two missing comunas, two spelling errors, and one error in capitalization. Can you find all these errors? . Proofread the paragraph to correct all the Ep. g et eb off by General Ulysses Grant By6-time preside? of the United Stat After leaving the White house, he went into buisness with his son’ ‘man. Unfortunately, the other man, Ferdinand Ward, took all Grant's mor Ward finally went to jail, but Grant was still left with huge debts, To Grant started writing his memoirs, A publisher offered him a book Before signing it, Grant showed:fto a friend, Mark Twain. Tw9ifg Well-known waiter at the tft, kne) thatthe contract was not a good one. TWain's publishing house sold the subscription, and Grant recieved hundreds of thousands of dollars for it. broke. Leste ‘money, Kee? HRW mote conch under nace appoarng eat his wok, oS Language Skills Practice and Assessment « Practice and Reinforcement © 9 |

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