Phrases Lets review The nucleus of a sentence

Phrases

• Let’s review: • The nucleus of a sentence is its subject and predicate. • The subject tells what the sentence is about.

• The predicate tells what the subject does or what is done to the subject. • To build a sentence, we will need something more.

• To build sentences, we will need some building blocks. • We will need some phrases. • We will need some clauses.

• A phrase is a group of related words that lacks a subject or predicate. – Without a subject or predicate, a phrase cannot express a complete idea. • Two types of phrases are used to build sentences. – Prepositional phrases – Verbal phrases.

Prepositional phrases • Prepositional phrases include a preposition and a noun or pronoun. • The noun/pronoun is the object of the preposition.

Prepositional phrases • Prepositional phrases function as adjectives or adverbs in a sentence. – Adjectives tell • What kind • Which one – Adverbs tell • Why • When • Where

Prepositional phrases • Adjective: Our house in Maine is a cabin. – “in Maine” tells which house is a cabin. • Adverb: From Cadillac Mountain, you can see the northern lights. – “From Cadillac Mountain” tells where you can see the northern lights. – In the morning, I will get some coffee. – “In the morning” tells when I will get some coffee.