Forms of phrases

Cards (8)

  • Phrase - is a group of words that does not express a complete thought or idea.
  • Prepositional Phrase Form: Preposition + Noun/Pronoun + words that follow
  • Infinitive Phrase Form: to + verb + words that follow
  • Gerund Phrase Form: verb (ing) + words that follow
  • Participial Phrase
    Form: verb (-en, -ed, -ing) + words that follow
    • functions as an Adjective that
    modifies a Noun or a Pronoun.
  • Adjectival Phrase- is a phrase that modifies a Noun or a Pronoun.
  • Adverbial phrase- is a phrase that modifies a Verb, Adjective and another Adverb.
  • Noun Phrase- has three positions; subject, object and object of the preposition.