Types of Phrases
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Grammar Practice with Storyboard That
By Katherine Docimo
If you ask students how they spotted a grammatical error, the answer is often, "It didn’t sound right." For subject-verb agreement, contractions, punctuation, and other basic grammar topics, this strategy is effective. However, for more complex grammar, "hearing" is no longer sufficient. Identifying dangling modifiers, types of phrases, and parts of a sentence require an intellectual understanding of the subject.
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Storyboard Description
Examples of adverb or prepositional phrases with comic storyboards. Teach types of phrases with visual stories!
Storyboard Text
- PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
- I am the thing under the bed!
- ADJECTIVE PHRASE
- The wizard covered in stars is a senator.
- ADVERB PHRASE
- With no hesitation, Darlene gave the clerk a piece of her mind!
- INFINITIVE PHRASE
- My plan to conquer the corporate world has begun!
- PARTICIPIAL PHRASE
- GERUND PHRASE
- I told you texting and walking was a bad idea! Now you have tripped!
- Howard's jealousy, bubbling in his brain, made him eavesdrop daily.
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