Participial, absolute, gerund, and appositive phrase

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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


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