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Bellringers Term 1 Week 2
Focus: Phrases (nouns, verb, adjectives, adverbs)
Monday, August 17th
Noun phrases
When several words are used together like that, they are called a noun phrase. The noun phrase is the complete subject.
Example 1 (The noun phrase is underlined.)
Fourteen good pilots died in the war.
Example 2 (The noun phrase is underlined.)
The chrome-plated motorcycles glistened in the sun.
Verb phrases
Just like several words can form the subject of a sentence, the verb can consist of two or more words. This is called a verb
phrase.
Example 1 (The verb phrase is underlined.)
My best friend could not work tonight.
Example 2 (The verb phrase is underlined.)
The light green grapes have been eaten.
Circle the noun phrases. Underline the verb phrases.
1. Steven’s aunt is not following her new diet.
2. The merry pied piper would have played a happy tune.
3. A stray sunbeam could have pierced through the clouds.
4. The old rickety wagon should not have been filled to the top.
Review from last week- Add correct punctuation and capitalization to the sentence.
5. She stated my father used to say time is money
Tuesday, August 18th
Adjective phrase
An adjective phrase (or adjectival phrase) is a phrase that tells us something about the noun it is modifying.
Example 1 (The adjective phrase is underlined.)
The extremely tired lioness is losing patience with her overly enthusiastic cub.
Example 2 (The adjective phrase is underlined.)
The beautifully carved frames are worth more than the paintings.
Adverb phrase
Adverbial phrase (or adverb phrase) is the term for two or more words which play the role of an adverb.
Example 1 (The adverb phrase is underlined.)
She responded in a very rude manner.
Example 2 (The adverb phrase is underlined.)
Bella always arrives before the other workers.
On the line before each sentence, write ADJ if the underlined prepositional phrase is an adjective phrase or ADVB
if it is an adverb phrase.
1. ____ The magician with his rabbit entertained the crowd.
2. ____ Some information in this book helped me with my report.
3. ____ Sean left his pencil in this book.
4. ____ We found the missing coins on the track.
5. ____ The shoes on the track are Roberta's.
Wednesday, August 19th
1. Compose 2 examples of a noun phrase (Refer to examples from earlier this week.)
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________________________________
2. Compose 2 examples of a verb phrase (Refer to examples from earlier this week.)
a.___________________________________________________________________________
b.___________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, August 20th
1.
Compose 2 examples of an adjective phrase (Refer to examples from earlier this week.)
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________
2.
Compose 2 examples of an adverb phrase (Refer to examples from earlier this week.)
a._____________________________________________________________________________
b.____________________________________________________________________________
Friday, August 21st
Now, it is time for you to look and see if you can find examples of these phrases in the passages we have read so far
this school year. Refer to your student packets.
1. Example of a noun phrase-______________________________________________________________
Passage __________________________________________
2. Example of a verb phrase- ______________________________________________________________
Passage ___________________________________________
3. Example of an adjective phrase- _________________________________________________________
Passage ___________________________________________
4. Example of an adverb phrase- ___________________________________________________________
Passage ___________________________________________