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Title: Phrases


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Phrases
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What is a phrase?
  • Phrase group of words that adds meaning to a
    sentence but does not contain a subject and verb
    (functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb).

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Prepositional Phrase
  • Includes a preposition, object of the preposition
    and modifiers of that object.

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Adjective Phrase
  • A prepositional phrase used as an adjective in
    the sentence.
  • Generally comes after the word(s) they modify.
  • Answer the questions
  • What kind?
  • Which one?
  • How many?
  • How much?

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Adverb Phrases
  • Prepositional phrase used as an adverb.
  • An adverb phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or
    adverb
  • Can be anywhere in the sentence
  • Answer the questions
  • When?
  • Where?
  • How?
  • Why?
  • How often?
  • How long?
  • To what extent?
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