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More Practice 1
A. Prepositional Phrases
Adjective Phrases An editor of the Pittsburgh Dispatch wrote an editorial against
women at work.
Adverb Phrases This editorial was printed in 1895.
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B. Appositive Phrases
Elizabeth Cochrane, one of the paper’s readers, wrote an indignant response.
C. Participial Phrases
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Attacking that editorial, so patronizing toward women, Elizabeth defended
women’s abilities.
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More Practice 2
D. Gerund Phrases
Gerund Phrase as Subject Writing that letter changed Elizabeth’s life.
Gerund Phrase as Object of Preposition She succeeded in getting the
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editor’s attention.
E. Infinitive Phrases
Infinitive Phrase as Adverb Elizabeth worked hard to prove her ability.
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Infinitive Phrase as Object The editor decided to hire Elizabeth as a reporter.
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Application
On a separate piece of paper, diagram each of these sentences.
A. Diagramming Prepositional, Appositive, and Participial Phrases
1. In her writing, Elizabeth Cochrane used the name Nellie Bly.
2. The name came from a song by Stephen Foster, the famous American composer.
3. Nellie wrote articles describing the hard lives of the poor.
4. Communicating her own concern for others, Nellie aroused readers’ sympathy
for poor working women.
B. Diagramming Gerund Phrases and Infinitive Phrases
1. After winning loyal readers, Nellie was given an unusual assignment.
2. In those days, traveling in foreign countries was dangerous for a single woman.
3. Nellie went to Mexico to report on life in that country.
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4. Reading her articles helped stay-at-homes to imagine a different culture.
C. Mixed Practice
1. To get more excitement, Nellie then moved to a New York newspaper.
2. Her first assignment was pretending to be insane.
3. Admitted to an insane asylum, Nellie stayed for two weeks to get the facts
about conditions inside.
4. Her articles reporting on abuse of patients resulted in action to improve their
treatment.
5. In her most famous exploit, Nellie tried to travel around the world in 80 days.
6. She got the idea from reading the popular novel Around the World in 80 Days.
7. Riding ships, trains, and mules, Nellie raced to beat the hero of Jules
Verne’s novel.
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8. Completing the trip in only 72 days brought Nellie worldwide fame.
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