The Phrase
8th Grammar
A phrase is a group of related
words that is used as a single part of speech & does not contain a subject
or a verb.
EXAMPLE:
Air is a colorless substance.
(ADJECTIVE) WHICH substance? The
colorless one
Air
is a substance without color (ADJECTIVE PHRASE) WHICH
substance? The one without color
He
parked his car there. (ADVERB) WHERE did he park his car? there
He
parked his car in the garage. (ADVERB PHRASE) WHERE did he park his car?
In the garage
I.
Prepositional phrases
A
prepositional phrase is a group of words beginning with a preposition and
ending with a noun or a pronoun.
EXAMPLE:
We waited at the corner. WHERE
did we wait? At the corner
The
girl with the red hair is Polly. WHICH girl is Polly? The one with the
red hair
PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASES USUALLY DO THE WORK OF ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS IN SENTENCES.
A.
Adjective Phrases
A
prepositional phrase which modifies a noun or a pronoun is an adjective phrase.
EXAMPLE:
The rooms of the house smell
damp & musty. Which rooms? The rooms in the house
*******ADJECTIVE
PHRASES ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WHICH ONE? HOW MANY? WHAT KIND? HOW MUCH? IN RELATION
TO THE NOUN OR PRONOUN THEY MODIFY.
*******ADJECTIVE
PHRASES WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW THE WORDS THEY MODIFY.
B. Adverb Phrases
A
prepositional phrase which modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb is
an adverb phrase.
EXAMPLE:
The fox escaped into its hole. Where
did the fox escape? Into its hole
********Adverb
phrases answer the questions When? Where? Why?
How? Or To what extent? In
relation to the verb, adverb or adjective that it
modifies.
********Unlike
adjective phrases, adverb phrases can appear at various places in the sentence.
More than one adverb phrase can modify the same word.
EXAMPLE:
In the first few innings,
Fireball pitched with admirable control.
In the first few innings-adverb phrase
modifying the verb pitched (WHEN did he pitch?? In the first few innings)
With admirable control-adverb phrase
modifying the verb pitched (HOW did he pitch? With admirable control)