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APPOSITIVE & INFINITIVE PHRASES Mrs. Graham October 2007

APPOSITIVE S


Appositive: a noun or pronoun that is placed next to another noun or pronoun to identify it or give more information about it


Ex: Ethan’s friend Julie also works at the bookstore. (The appositive Julie is essential because Ethan has more than one friend.)




Appositive Phrases: an appositive plus any words that modify the appositive


Ex: He is saving money to travel to Bogota, the capitol of Columbia. (The appositive phrase identifies Bogota.) Notice that appositive phrases can contain prepositional phrases.

INFINITIVES


Infinitive: a verb form that is usually preceded by the word to and is used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. Ex: To stand can be comfortable.
Ex: Infants first learn to crawl.
Ex: His goal is to graduate.





Infinitive Phrase: an infinitive plus any of its complements and modifiers. Ex: We stopped to look at the beautiful scenery.
Ex: To be a good friend is my goal.


Again, notice that infinitive phrases can ALSO contain prepositional phrases!

SO….

Infinitive/Appositive Phrases Direct Object Gerund and Participial Phrases

Subject/Predicate

Indirect Object

Prepositional Phrases

YOU TRY….


The desire to do a good job was strong in Jake.




Mr. and Mrs. Fibonacci hosted the twins, Dorothy’s cousins.




Stockholm, the peaceful city on the lake, was the next stop.

NEXT UP……. Grammar Section 2: Clauses and Sentence Structure