Phrases

Lesson 6
Let’s Pray
 WORDS I CARE
01 Direct Speech
A direct speech gives the exact words of the speaker. Quotation
marks (“…”)are used to set off a speaker’s exact words.

02 Reported Speech
An indirect speech also called reported speech is a report of a
speaker’s words or messages. No quotation marks are used.
Lesson Objectives
After going through this module, you are
expected to:

➔identify three kinds of phrases

➔differentiate kinds of phrases
➔use phrases in a meaningful and appropriate
manner.
 Phrases
The term phrase refers to a group of words
that doesn’t include a subject and a verb.
It acts as a part of a speech within in
sentence.
 Processing
Questions
1. What was the old man
doing when he saw the
cat?
2. What did the man do to
get the cat out?
3. Why did the cat scratch
the old man’s hand?
4. What is the lesson of
the story?
The underlined words
are phrases. There are
different kinds of
phrases.

A.Noun phrase
B.Verb phrase
C.Prepositional
phrase
Noun Phrase
Noun phrase is a phrase that has a noun as its
head or performs the same function as a noun.

A noun phrase consists of a noun (person,

place, things) and other related words (usually
modifiers and determiners) which modify the
noun.
Noun Phrase
Form: modifier + noun
Examples:
Noun Phrase
Amelia had a weak heart.
Weak (modifier) + heart (noun)

The young man threw the old dog a bone.

Noun Phrase Noun Phrase

Let’s Practice
Identify the Noun Phrase in the sentence. Write
your answer on the line.

1. The red hat looks expensive.

2. The tall boy runs fast.
3. This is a difficult lesson.
B. Verb Phrase

A verb phrase is a combination of main verb

and its auxiliary (helping verb) in a sentence.

Verb phrase is a part of a sentence containing

the verb and any direct or indirect object, but
not the subject.
Verb Phrase
a helping verb is a verb that helps a main
verb in a sentence
Examples:
Verb Phrase
My mother is cooking us some dinner.
Is (Helping Verb) + cooking (main verb)

She was walking quickly to the school.

Verb Phrase
Verb Phrase

Examples:
Verb Phrase
Jane could have worked on that project today.

Subject verb phrase

He is not going to the dance.

Subject verb phrase
How to Form a Verb Phrase
Helping Verbs Main Verbs Example
She is singing.
is, are, was, Verb – ing They are laughing with his
were jokes
Has, have, Kara has planted tomatoes.
Had past participle They have written a poem.
do, does, did
Do you eat bacon?
will, shall, Did you exercise today?
could, Base form
We will go to the park.
would, should We could travel to Japan.
They might stay in the room.
might, must,
can
Let’s Practice
Identify the Verb Phrase in the sentence. Write
your answer on the line.

1. He doesn’t like to study.

2. I could buy fruits with this
money.
3. She has washed her face.
C. Prepositional Phrase

Prepositional phrase contains a preposition (the first

word) + a noun or pronoun.

Prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends

with a noun or a pronoun called the object of the
preposition.

(Remember that a preposition is a word placed before a

noun or pronoun to show its relation to some other words.)
Prepositional Phrase
Form: preposition + noun/pronoun
Examples:
Prepositional Phrase
Ella is in the park.
in (preposition) + park (noun)

The food is for her.

For (preposition) + her (pronoun)
Prepositional Phrase
Let’s Practice
Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the
sentence. Write your answer on the line.

1.The cat scratched his hand with fear.

2.One day, an old man was having a stroll
in the forest.
What I Have Learned 1
Copy each sentence. Underline the subject and encircle the verb. Then
box the noun phrase. Number 1 is done for you. Do this in a one
whole sheet of paper.

1.They brightly decorated the play house.

2.I saw a brown cow at the farm
3.She wants a delicious cake on his birthday.
4.The tall tree fell down in the storm.
5.Kevin stays at the wooden house.
What I Have Learned 2
Identify the Verb Phrase in the sentence. Write your answers
in your paper.
1.Mark was introduced to his friends.
2.Annie doesn’t play video games.
3.We will visit our grandparents this weekend.

Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the sentence.

4. My house is just around the corner.
5. I bought a gift for my father.
 is a group of words
that contains a subject
and a verb.