PPT-Prepositional Phrases Ed McCorduck English 402--Grammar SUNY Cortland

Prepositional Phrases Ed McCorduck English 402Grammar SUNY Cortland httpmccorduckcortlandedu prepositional phrase PP a phrase see slide 2 of the Descriptive Grammar of English chapter 2 lecture whose headword is a member of the form class preposition see the Form Classes chapter 2 lecture. A . Phrase. is a group of related words that does not include a . Subject. and . Verb. . . on. the coast. in. college. to. the game. Prepositional Phrases. A . Phrase. is a group of related words that does not include a . Ed McCorduck. English . 402--Grammar. SUNY Cortland . http://mccorduck.cortland.edu. . all phrases have a . headword. (a.k.a. a head). slide . 2: headword of phr. ases. English 402: Grammar. noun phrases (a.k.a. NPs). of English. Ed McCorduck. English . 402. --Grammar. SUNY Cortland . http://mccorduck.cortland.edu. . main units of analysis in descriptive grammar. word. phrase – made up of words or at least one word. A . Phrase. is a group of related words that does not include a . Subject. and . Verb. . . on. the coast. in. college. to. the game. Prepositional Phrases. A . Phrase. is a group of related words that does not include a . Directions: . In this opening paragraph from Ernest Hemingway’s very famous short story, “Hills Like White Elephants,” Hemingway shows off his love for prepositional . phrases by putting 22 in only 6 sentences! . Mrs. Malaspino. Phrase: . a group of related words without a subject and its predicate. used as a single part of speech in a sentence. 6 types: . Verb phrase (Main verb helping verb/s). See “Verb Tenses” notes for additional information. Third Biennial SUNY Retirees Conference . November 20, . 2013. Regional engagement sessions highlighted some key issues. System . A. dministration to grant degrees. Business . models (e.g., for cross-registration/cross-listing and Open SUNY funding. Review: What are each of the following?. Subject. Verb. Direct Object. Indirect Object. Prepositional Phrases. Start with a preposition. Ends with an object. An object will be a noun or a pronoun. Example: Towards the east.. Let’s sing a song to remember our prepositions!. Aboard, about, above, across. Against, along, around. Amid, among, after, at. Except, for, during, down. Behind, below, beneath, beside. Between, before, beyond. English 402--Grammar. SUNY Cortland . http://mccorduck.cortland.edu. Recall from slides . 6. and . 7. of my chapter 2 “Form Classes” lecture that English . verbs. are described as having five distinct forms (also known as . Diagramming Sentences …adding prepositional phrases Remember diagramming’s Modifiers go underneath that which they modify … and prepositional phrases are simply modifiers… Prime Directive: Prepositional phrases, adjectival phrase, and adverbial phrases English III Phrases There are five types of phrases Prepositional phrases Appositive phrases Participial phrases Gerund phrases Infinitive phrases What is a phrase? . . A group of words without a subject and verb, used as a part of speech.. . A phrase is not a complete idea, because it is a group of words which contains no subject/predicate set and which only acts as a single part of speech. . Prepositional Phrases. A . prepositional phrase . consists of a . preposition. , its . object. . , and any . modifiers. . of the object. . EX: . I left my notebook . on the table. . A sentence can include more than one prepositional phrase..