Zusammenfassung der Ressource
TYPES OF PHRASES
- 1) PARTICIPLES PHRASES
- Participle is a verb form that can be used as an adjetive. Two kinds of participles are: PRESENT
PARTICIPLES and PAST PARTICIPLES.
- Examples: a) Smiling, the winner accepted the trophy.
- b) The old, dented scooter was still reiable.
- 2) PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
- Participial phrase consists of a participle and modifiers or complements the participle has. The entire
phrase is used as an adjetive.
- Examples: a) Donning her mask, the catcher prepared for the big game.
- b) News reported by the tabloids is often fictitious.
- 3) GERUND PHRASES
- Gerund phrase consists of a gerund and any modifiers or complements the gerund has. The entire
phrase is used as a noun.
- Examples: a) My grandfather and his friends enjoy swimming at the beach.
- b) The growling of the chained dogs made me uneasy.
- 4) GERUNDS VS PARTICIPIAL
- Both end in -ING. Do not confused a gerund, which is used as a noun, with a present participle, which
may be used as a adjetive or as a part of the VP.
- Examples: a) I hurt my ankle last year skiing in Colorado.
- b) I always love skiing in Colorado
- 5) PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
- Adjetival Phrases: Modifies a noun or pronoun
- Adverbial Phrases: Modifies a noun or pronoun
- 6) STEPS TO FOLLOW
- I. Identify the prepositional phrase
- II. Identify the word the phrase describes
- III. What type of word is it that the phrase describes