PHRASES AND VERBALS Appositives, Infinitive and Prepositional Phrases.
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PHRASES AND VERBALSAppositives, Infinitive and Prepositional Phrases
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AppositiveAn appositive is a noun or pronoun -- often with modifiers -- set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it.
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Appositives▫Your friend Jack is in the house.
▫Carlyn’s new dog, a small chihuahua, is running around the field.
▫My lawyer, an old friend of my mother’s, advised me not to talk to you.
▫A bold man, Odysseus tricked the Cyclops.
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Appositives- use of punctuation•Use commas to separate appositives when:
▫The information is not essential to the sentence My brother, a policeman, turned 50 yesterday.
▫ “My brother turned 50 yesterday” does not need “a policeman” to know who the subject of the sentence is.
•Do not use commas when:▫The information is essential to understand the
subject. The Pulitzer Prize Winner Bharati Mukherjee
was at Border’s for a book signing event.
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Infinitives vs. Prepositional PhrasesList infinitives List prepositional phrases
• To ____________
• To
• To
• To
• To ____________
• To
• To
• For
• On
• After
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InfinitiveAn infinitive is a verbal consisting of the word to plus a verb; it may be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
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Infinitive Phrases
•I wanted to swim alone.
•To believe in people is what inspires me everyday.
•The genie decided not to grant all your wishes.
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Vocabulary Sentences•Write sentences at least 12 words long in
OneNote. Follow the instructions for each one.▫ displace (v.) to change the place of; to place in another situation. Add
an infinitive.▫ dubious (adj.) of questionable character; doubtful, uncertain,
undecided. Add an appositive.▫ eccentric (adj.) departing from conventional norms or patterns;
strange; odd. Add an infinitive phrase.▫ effigy (n.) a crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or
group [was burned in effigy] Add an appositive.▫ effulgence (n.) a brilliant radiance Add an infinitive.▫ enamor (v.) to inspire with love; to captivate Add an infinitive phrase.
• HW: Study all vocab and today’s grammar for quiz Monday.