PPT-Phrases & Clauses What is a phrase?

A group of words which makes sense but not complete sense is called a Phrase It is a group of related words without a subject and a finite verb A finite verb must have a tense and agree with its subject in number and person. Oh My!. Ms. Do. KSJC. Phrase. A phrase is a collection of words that may have nouns or verbs, but it does not have a subject doing the verb. Ex: . Leaving behind the dog. Entering Gatsby’s party. Before the first test. Appositive Phrase. What is an appositive? . Appositive Phrase Defined. Noun. phrases. Identify adjacent nouns or pronouns. Can occur at beginning, middle, or end of sentence. Examples of appositives. Webs. Grammar. Phrases & Clauses. Which of the following are phrases and clauses?. 1.In my room—Phrase. 2.The cat went under the bed—Clause . 3.Until next week P or C—why? . 4. Quickly walking to the store P or C—why?. Phrases. A phrase . is a group of words without both . a subject and a verb.. Examples:. After the movie. , we ate dinner.. I like . walking dogs. .. Verb Phrases. Verb phrases function as verbs. In order to be a verb phrase, the verb must be made up of a main verb and one helping verb.. Eng II. Noun phrases are…. any head noun and the articles and adjectives that modify that noun.. Head nouns are the main nouns of phrases. (Sometimes it is easiest to find each of the head nouns to find each noun phrase.). A prepositional phrase has at least two parts , a preposition and a noun or pronoun that is the object of preposition.. Prepositional phrases can be used to tell about time, location, or to provide details. . the building blocks of sentences. Clauses. Clauses are subjects and predicates working together. A sentence can have as few as one clause, or it may have many clauses. . Clauses are to sentences what rooms are to houses.. By: Zaid Ayman Abu-. Mowis. Grade: 8G. Prepositional Phrases. A simple prepositional phrase consists of two main parts:. A Preposition ( On, Behind, In…etc.). A Noun or Pronoun which is the Object of the Preposition.. Adapted from . My Dog Bites the English Teacher. , by Marian Anders. First, we learned how to find the subject of a sentence and the verb.. Finding Verbs Review:. The Time Change Method. Change the time of the sentence by saying . Adjective Clauses. Adjective or Adjectival Clauses. Adjective clauses are dependent clauses . They modify . nouns or . pronouns. Adjective . clauses clarify the noun or noun . phrase. They answer questions . English 2. Focus Questions:. What are phrases, clauses, and sentences?. How are they similar? How are they different? . Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7RL9gtBIt4. . Chapter 5: The Phrase Part 1: Prepositional Phrases- The Adjective & Adverb Phrase What is a phrase? A group of words that is missing a verb, a subject, or both Examples: i n the kitchen (no subject or verb) Let’s examine a Sentence. The . boy. . ran. .. . . Sub . Verb. The . boy. . ran. . fast. .. . . Sub . Verb . Adverb. The boy ran . as fast as deer. .. . . Phrase (Adverbial Phrase). There are two types of noun phrases. THE BASIC NOUN PHRASE. THE COMPLEX NOUN PHRASE. Basic Noun Phrases. . . Often a noun phrase is just . a noun or a pronoun. :. People. like to have money.. I . am tired.