Phrases Flashcards
(5 cards)
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Appositive
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phrase that renames another noun right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words. Look at these examples: The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.
2
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Participial
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A verb used as an adjective Can be used as Present -ing Past-Ed or en Or perfect- the verb follows have or having
3
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Gerund
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Phrase that acts like a noun
Ending with ing
( traveling ) is a hobby of mine
You can sometimes substitute “ it “
4
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Infinitive
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A phrase that normally begins with to
Acts as noun, adj, adverb
5
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Prepositional
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group of related words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun (o.p), contains all modifiers of the o.p.
