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Prepositional Phrase
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Prepositions=modifiers
Preposition + noun pronoun gerund or clause. |
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Gerund + examples
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A word that is derived from a verb, but functions as a noun (add -ing)
Examples- Playing reading using |
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Gerund phrase + examples
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Always begins with a gerund word and includes other modifiers
Examples- swimmING and dyING |
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Infinitive + examples
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Not always a verb, you can never add s. es. or ing. Can be used as nouns. adj. of adverbs. To+verb = infinitive
Examples- To sneeze. to smash. to jump |
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Infinitive phrase + examples
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Modifies a sentence. always begins w/ the word TO.
Examples- He helped TO BUILD THE ROOF. |
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Participle
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An adjective or complement to "certian things"
Examples- Verb - giggled Past participle - giggled Present participle - giggling |
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Participle phrase + examples
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Begins with a present or past participle
Has other words around it no perod, has a comma Often includes object and/or modifiers Example- WashED CrunchING |
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Transitive Verbs + examples
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Action verb
must have a direct object 2 characteristics Example- kick want paint wrote |
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Intransitive Verb + examples
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Action verb
Will not have a direct object receiving an action. |
James WENT to the campus cafe.
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