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| phrase | a group of words acting as a SINGLE PART OF SPEECH and does not contain BOTH subject and a verb |
| verbal | a verb form usually preceded by "to" that is used as an adjective, adverb or a noun |
| adjective phrase | a prepositional phrase used as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun outside the prepositional phrase and will anser: which one, what kind, how many |
| adverb phrase | a propositional phrase used as an adverb to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb and will answer: when, where, how, to what extent, why |
| participle | a verbal that is used as an adjective...will modify a noun or pronoun |
| gerund | a verbal that is used as a noun...may be used in any place that a noun would fit (subject, object, indirect object, sub. complement, or object of prep); always ends in ing |
| infinitive | a verb form that can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb and usually begins with to |
| verbal phrases | consist of a verbal and its modifiers and complements |
| participle phrase | a group of words consisting of a participle and any complements, modifiers, or perpositional phrases it may have...the entire phrase acts as a adjective |
| garund phrase | a group of words consisting of a gerund and any complements or modifiers it may have...the entire phrase acts as a noun |
| infinitive phrase | a group of words consisting of a infinitive and any complements or modifiers it may have...the entire phrase acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb |
| prepositional phrase | a group of words consisting of a preposition, a noun or a pronoun that serves as the OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION, and any modifiers of that object |
| appositive phrase | a group of words consisting of a appositive, and any of its modifiers |
| Saki wrote IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY. | prepositional phrase; adverb |
| The pen name OF HECTOR HUGH MUNRO was Saki. | prepositional phrase; adjective |
| Saturdays are for RELAXING. | gerund |
| RELAXING weekends are less stressful. | participle |
| People need time TO RELAX. | infinitive |
| She has succeeded in PHOTOGRAPHING MANY UNUSUAL SPECIES. | gerund phrase |
| She discoered that she like TO SEE THESE BIRDS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITATS. | infinitive phrase |
| Proved successful so far, she is actively PURSUING HER HOBBY. | participle phrase |
| appositive | a noun or pronoun placed besides another noun or pronoun to identify or explain it |
| ON THE SOUTHERNMOST COAST OF PORTUGAL, he established a school that soom became distinguished | prepositional phrase |
| Prince Henry the Navigator, RULER OF PORTUGAL DURING THE 1400S, was considered enlightened by historians. | appositive phrase |
| Prince Henry questioned all captains VISITING PORTUGAL about winds, tides, and currents. | participial phrase |
| NAVIGATING SAILING SHIPS was a special interest of his. | gerund phrase |
| Henry was intelligent and generous, a patron of anyone who wanted TO EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN OCEANS. | infinitive phrase |
| Because Henry placed a high value ON BOOKS, he asked his astronomers, geographers, and mathematicians to help him collect rare volumes. | prepositional phrase; adverb |
| Collecting became an obsession for Henry and led to the formation of an excellent library OF SCIENTIFIC TEXTS. | prepositional phrase; adjective |
| The library also contained a geography BY PTOLEMY that navigators were able to study. | prepositional phrase; adjective |
| Another account described Marco Polo's China travels IN DETAIL. | prepostitonal phrase; adverb |
| Although Henry did LITTLE EXPLORING himself, he inspired others to explore. | gerund phrase; direct object |
| HIS ENCOURAGING led Portuguese sailors to explore uncharted parts of the world. | gerund phrase; subject |
| One of Henry's ships succeeded in BRINGING BACK TIMBER NEEDED BY BUILDERS. | gerund phrase;object of preposition |
| However, Henry's major interest, EXPLORING THE COAST OF AFRICA, dominated his time. | gerund phrase; appositive |
| Perhaps Henry's greatest achievement was MAPPING COASTAL AFRICA. | gerund phrase; predicate nominative |
| They wanted TO LEAVE AT ONCE. | infinitive phrase; noun |
| He worked for years TO PROVE HIS THEORY. | infinitive phrase; adverb |
| One of the greatest singers TO EMERGE IN AMERICAN OPERA was Beverly Sills. | infinitive phrase; adjective |
