PHRASES

PHRASES

A phrase is a group of related words without a subject or predicate.

There are 4 kinds of phrase:

• Prepositional phrases
• Participial Phrase
• Gerund Phrase
• Infinitive Phrase

           A.    Prepositional phrases begin with a  preposition and is followed by the object of preposition.

Exp:

               1. I usually eat dinner in a restaurant downtown.

2. He answered my question at once.

3. On Saturday morning I often take walk .

4. Rossye met her boy friend under an oak tree.

5. The students read in the library.             

6. Chinese printers created the first paper money in the world.

B. Participial Phrase covers  an –ing or V-3 form of 
    the verb and some other related word or words.

Exp:

1. The man sitting over there is Joe’suncle.

2. Students planning to join the robot contest will be excused.

3. The plane flying overhead is a jet.

4. The student chosen to attend the seminar comes on time.

5. The child hit by a motorcycle is recovering.

            C.    A Gerund Phrase is composed of the –ing
      form of a verb and one or more related words.

     Exp:

1. Swimming in the ocean is fun. 
2. Working hard produces results. 
3. Jogging  every morning is good for our health. 
4. I enjoyed  doing my homework. 
5. The watchman admitted having been asleep at the time of the robbery.

D. An infinitive phrase is composed of an infinitive and one
    or more related words (modifiers, complement, objects).

Exp:

1. He prefers to walk slowly.

2. He works hard to support his mother.

3. To save money, he walked instead of taking the taxi.

4. To be honest  with you, she doesn’t love you.

5. It is foolish to leave a baby in a car alone.

Appositives

An appositive is a word or phrase to clarify the main phrase. Restrictive is a must, while a non-restrictive can be omitted.