Phrases

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Phrases
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The Phrase

• A group of words that does not contain both a
  subject and a verb
• Phrase up the creek
• Not a phrase until the baby cried

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• Ski lifts are used for Alpine skiing.
• down the snowy hills
• during the race
• before the other skiiers
• skiiers love the Colorado slopes

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• Many soldiers fought bravely during the Vietnam
  War.

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• One of these soldiers was Jan C. Scruggs.

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• Scruggs decided he would raise funds for a
  Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

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• The memorial would include the names of all
  American men and women who were missing.

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• Organizing the project took years of great effort.

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Prepositional Phrases

• Many different people contributed to the project.

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• Maya Ying Lin, a college student, designed the
  memorial that now stands in Washington D.C.

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• This picture shows the V-shaped, black granite
  wall that was built from Lins design.

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• A glass company from Memphis, Tennessee, engraved
  each name.

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• Now the names of those who died in Vietnam will
  never be forgotten by the American people.

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Adjective Phrases

• An adjective phrase modifies a noun or a pronoun.
• It answers the following questions
• What kind?
• How many?
• Which one?
• How much?

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• The red dress looks nice.
• The girl in the red dress looks nice.

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Adjective Phrases

• Marie Curie was a student in France.

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Adjective Phrases

• Pierre had already gained fame as a scientist.

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Adjective Phrases

• Paris was where the two of them became friends.

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Adjective Phrases

• Their enthusiasm for science brought them
  together.

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Adjective Phrases

• The house with the white picket fence is over
  there.

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Adjective Phrases

• I bought a CD by Louis Armstrong.

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Adverb Phrases

• Adverbs modify
• verbs
• adverbs
• adjectives

• Adverbs answer
• When?
• Where?
• How?
• Why?
• How often?
• How long?
• To what extent?

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Adverb Phrases

• I bought my book at a garage sale.
• (where)

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Adverb Phrases

• Our team is ready for the game.
• (how, why)

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Adverb Phrases

• She cries softly for a baby
• (to what extent)

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Adverb Phrases

• At dusk, we went inside to eat.
• We went inside to eat at dusk.
• We went inside at dusk to eat.

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Adverb Phrases

• Maya walked across the street.
• Before Sunday, please clean your room

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Adverb Phrases

• Throughout the next month, the band will perform
  at the fair.
• Jason was pleased with his grades.

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Adverb Phrases

• Please complete your project by Friday.
• For several hours, a cool wind blew from the east.

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• I painted the old chair in a hurry.
• Michael told a funny story about trout fishing.