Grab your assigned chrome book. Do not open it. Grab a rubric (from on top of the chrome cart).

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Entry Task 11/25

• Grab your assigned chrome book. Do not open it.
  Grab a rubric (from on top of the chrome cart).
• Open your journal and be prepared to take notes
  about sentence structure.

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Identifying PHRASES
Using a variety of phrases and sentence
structures to add detail and fluency to your
writing.
Adapted from teacherweb.com/TX/.../ESmith/Phrases-
Powerpoint-2010.ppt
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Definition

• A phrase is a group of words that function as a
  unit (as modifier or noun). A phrase is not a
  complete sentence by itself. We will review three
  types of phrases prepositional, appositive, and
  verbal.

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Prepositional Phrases

• A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition,
  a noun, as well as any modifiers of the object.

During the rodeo, the bull became belligerent.
Lauren is extremely angry about the parking
ticket.
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Appositive Phrases

• An appositive is a noun placed near another noun
  or pronoun to explain or identify it.

My uncle, an atrocious chef, is no Julia Childs,
since he refuses to follow recipes, and has no
natural talent at all.
My favorite pastime, puddle jumping, often
results in dirty shoes.
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Verbal Phrases

• Verbal phrases are verb forms that function as
  nouns, adjectives or adverbs. Proper use of
  verbal phrases can add variety to your sentences
  and vigor to your writing style. There are three
  types of verbal phrases participles, gerunds,
  and infinitives.

Participle verb acting as an adjective Gerund
-ing verb acting as a noun. Infinitive verb with
to before it acting as a noun, adjective, or
adverb
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Participial Phrases

• A participial phrase functions as an adjective
  and can take four forms present, past, perfect
  and passive perfect. It consists of the
  participle, its modifiers and complements.

Present Competing in the race, the athlete felt
a surge of adrenaline.
Past Bothered by her husbands snoring, the
woman kicked the poor man.
Perfect Having typed the paper, the student was
finally able to relax.
Passive perfect The police officer, having been
threatened by the suspect, called for assistance.

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Participial Phrases

• Some participles are formed from irregular verbs.
  Be aware that they will look different in the
  past form.

Past form of irregular verb Swept away by the
storm, the buildings roof was severely
destroyed. The old toy, forgotten in a corner,
was destined for the garage sale box.
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Gerund Phrases

• A gerund is a verbal that always ends in ing
  acting as a noun. It is used in almost every way
  that a noun can be used. The gerund phrase
  consists of the gerund, its modifiers and
  complements.

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Gerund Phrases
Direct Object My brother finished watering the
lawn. Subject Piercing her ear 100 times was a
decision Ruby came to regret.
Appositive My favorite pastime, jumping in
puddles, doesnt require much thought.
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When phrases go wrong (Dangling modifiers).

• Don't try to pat the dog on the porch that is
  growling.
• From our seats we could see the stage clearly in
  the balcony.
• The guest speaker had dedicated his new book to
  his dog who was an archaeologist.
• I bought the red coat from the new shop owner
  with the enormous hood.

• Covered in cream cheese, my friends will love
  these bagels.
• Many people watched the Fourth of July fireworks
  in their cars.
• We saw several monkeys on vacation in Mexico .
• The model posed gracefully in front of the statue
  in the designer gown.
• We saw the trapeze artist swinging dangerously
  through our binoculars.

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As you revise

• Try to add detail to some of your sentences
  (probably in your commentary) through the use of
  these different types of phrases.
• Prepositional
• Appositive
• Absolute
• Verbal infinitive, gerund, participial.

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Peer Review

• Share your paper with the person on your left.
• Provide feedback on their essay (on google) using
  the rubric expectations.
• Center your comments around rubric wording.
• This is the writing rubric that I will primarily
  use for major writing assignments. If you are
  ever curious about the expectations for an essay,
  and I havent given a specific rubric, this is
  the rubric I will use.