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Noun
Phrases
and
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What is Phrase?
 is a grammatical term
referring to a group of
words that does not
include a subject and
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Kinds of Phrases
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1. Noun Phrase
• includes a noun and other modifiers
attached to it; the modifier can be a
possessive pronoun, an article, an
adjective,
• acts or a preposition
as a subject, an object, or a
complement in a sentence
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Examples:
1. The colorful box is on the table.
2. I asked my older brother about a
box.
3. Singing in the bath relaxes me.
4. I know the back streets.
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2. Verbs Phrase
 include the helping verb
and main verb in a
sentence.
 may function as the simple
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Examples :
1. My brother will give these
flowers to a lady.
2. His gift can make his special
someone smile
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3. He did tell me that the gift

was well-prepared.
4. Finally, I found out what
the gift was!
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Verb Phrases as Sentence

Predicates:
1. Your teachers have
finished your report card.
2. The shoes don’t fit his
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3. Prepositional phrase is a group of

words that consists of:
• a preposition
• the object of the preposition
• any modifiers
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Examples:

Dina was looking into the mirror.

e genie from the brass lamp granted 3 wish
e extra blanket is in the box under the bed
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Two Kinds of Prepositional Phrases

1. Prepositional Adjective Phrase
Examples:

• I visited church in our subdivision.

• I saw someone beside the statue of
Jose Rizal.
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2. Prepositional Adverb Phrase

Examples:
• The man was praying with his eyes
closed.
• I could see that he was religious like
me.
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Seatwork:
Answer the exercises on the following pages
below:
• Exercise A – p. 136
• Exercises A,B, and C – ps. 142 - 143
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Directions: Determine
whether the underlined
phrase in each sentence is a
noun phrase or a verb
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1. The spaghetti with the green

looking meatballs rolled off
the table.
2. My favorite hobby is telling
children Santa isn't real.
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3. I went to watch the

beautiful play.
4. The men will dig a deep
hole for the new swimming
pool.