Grammar Phrases Flashcards
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Absolute phrase
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A noun or pronoun followed by a participle and any modifiers of the noun or pronoun
Cynthia sat nervously in the waiting room
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Adverbial prepositional phrase
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A prepositional phrase that modifies a noun
The razor (on the sink) is John’s
3
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Infinitive phrase
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A verb phrase consisting of “to” followed by an uninflected verb form
To know him is to love him
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Participial phrase
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An adjectival phrase including the participle and the object of the participle
Little Suzie skipped to the car, throwing her arms violently from the left side of her body to the right
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Gerund phrase
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A gerund and its objects, complements, or modifiers
Swimming in the ocean
