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Grammar Phrases

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Prepositions
connect another word in a sentence to a noun or pronoun
Prepositional Phrase
-begins with a preposition
-ends with an object: noun or pronoun
-adds information to a sentence
-sometimes modifies objects in a preceding prepositional phrase
-can be an adjective or adverb phrase
Prepositional Phrase: Adjective Phrase
-a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun
-answer which one or what kind
Prepositional Phrase: Adverb Phrase
-a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Adverbs
tell more about verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs; often end in -ly but there are many others that do not like: well, never, fast
Appositive
a noun or pronoun that identifies or explains the noun or pronoun that precedes it
Appositive Phrase
a phrase made up of an appositive
Participles
a verb form that acts as an adjective that modifies a noun or pronoun
Participial Phrase
is made up of a participle and all of its modifiers.
Gerund
a verb form that ends in -ing and acts as a noun
Gerund Phrase
a phrase made up of a gerund and its modifiers and complements
Infinitive
a verb form that is often preceded by the word -to, can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb
Infinitive Phrase
a phrase phrase made up of an infinitive and all of its modifiers and complements; sometimes -to is not included but is implied
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