Participial, absolute, gerund, and appositive phrase
appositive phrase
A noun phrase that renames or restates the preceding noun or pronoun next to it
HEAD SHAKING, Ms. Sippel read that judge Tate testified that he was innocent.
Absolute phrase
LAUGHING OUR HEADS OFF, my family and I were playing monopoly last weekend.
Absolute phrase
Andrew, A STUDENT IN MY 1A CLASS, is headed to California for a wrestling tournament this weekend.
Appositive phrase
My cat, WHISKERS, is hiding under the stairs.
Appositive phrase
DRIVING A CAR takes concentration
Gerund
JOGGING THREE MILES EVERYDAY is good for you.
Gerund
participle phrase
Looks like a verb but acts like an adjective....must be placed next to what it describes...(you can take out the participle and it will still make sense)
gerund phrase
Looks like a verb, acts like a noun (No (,) means it's a gerund If you take gerund out, it will NOT make sense
Absolute Phrase
Nonessential construction tagged on to a complete thought... it adds extra information and evaluates the sentence structure
Students PLANNING TO GRADUATE IN JUNE must make an appointment with the register.
Participial phrase
The water BOILING ON THE STOVE is hot.
Participial phrase