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Phrases ~ Writer's Workshop

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Absolutes
- A group of words that modifies an independent clause as a whole. (Source: Grammar.About.com) )
Appositives
- An appositive--that is, a noun or noun phrase that identifies or renames another noun--is a handy way of adding details to a sentence. The term comes from the Latin word for "placing close by," and an appositive usually appears right after the word or phrase that it renames. (Source: Grammar.About.com
Prepositional:
A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition, and, more often than not, an adjective or two that modifies the object.
Verbals
- Gerund
- Infinitive
- An infinitive phrase consists of an infinitive — the root of the verb preceded by to — and any modifiers or complements associated with it. Infinitive phrases can act as adjectives, adverbs, and nouns.
- Participial