PHRASE
& KINDS OF PHRASE
Arranged by:
Tatu Zakiyah Nufus, M.Pd
Kinds of phrase
Verb phrase
• Doesn’t go
• Have gone
Prepositiona l phrase
• At the theatre
• Among us
Verbal phrase
• Smoking is not good for health
• The guest
dislikes to
smoke
Verb phrase
Verb phrase is a verb having more than one word or group of word that begun with an
auxiliary verb followed by a verb
Example of phrase Doesn’t understand Was going
Have taken
Example of sentence Ryan doesn’t
understand the lesson
Hanum was going alone
Prepositiona l phrase
Used as adjective qualify noun or pronoun
We try to speak English with american action
The champion is he beside the podium
Used as adverb qualify adjective, verb and adverb
The students are comfortable in pyschology class
The fishermen can dive into water for half an hour
The preacher speaks
fluently in Arabic
Verbal phrase
Participle phrase
Gerund phrase
Infinitive phrase
Participle phrase
Present participle qualify noun or pronoun
Having no money, Rizka sells` her new gadget
Yesterday I saw them watching the movie
Past participle qualify noun or pronoun
Left alone in the darkness, the baby cried loudly
Hit by the car, I get
dizzy
Gerund phrase
subject
• Taking ablution is obligation before
praying
complemen t
• The
second pillar of Islam is establish ing prayer
object
• They enjoy
staying at Pare
• We talk about
travellin g to
Yogya this
holiday
Infinitive phrase
Noun
• To
corrupt must be abolished
• My duty today is to make a short writting
Adjective
• Is there
anyone to help me?
• I buy a new mirror to make up easily
Adverb
• It is
pleasant to travel on spring
• Resy
dressed
neatly to
go to the
party
Exercise
Please identify the bold and italic phrases that are in the passage ( tentukan jenis phrase untuk kata yang sudah di bold)
A young man jumped into the river yesterday
morning to save a twelve year old boy. The boy was swimming in the river, but the current was too strong for him, he shouted to be helped
Riding a bicycle across the bridge, the young man quickly got off and jumped into the river without taking off his clothes
Sitting, the leader was thinking about the planning.
Smoked, he is called by the principle
They come to congratulate me in my graduation day
My hobby is reading a novel of Harry Poter
The handkerchief in the drawer is Ayu’s
Exercise
identify what phrase are these sentences
1. The man in the room is our teacher.
2. She is shouting in a loud voice.
3. Making a noise, they get mad
4. She started thinking about the problem.
5. Sleeping late in night is not a good habit.
6. He shouted to inform people about fire 7. He made a plan to buy a car.
8. She has finished her work
9. You should study for the exam.
10. He gave me a glass full of water.
11. A boy from America won the race.
