prepositional phrase - preposition and its object; can be used as an adjective or adverb
- The weirdo in the corner never talks to anyone
- Why do we have to think outside the box?
adjective phrase - a prepositional phrase that is used as an adjective
- The man with the beard attacked me.
- Do you recognize the dead man on the floor?
adverb phrase - a prepositional phrase that is used as an adverb
- With no hesitation, the madman jumped from the helicopter.
- I'm crawling through the sewage pipe.
infinitive phrase - "to" and a verb; can be used as adjectives, adverbs, or nouns
- My plan to rule the world is underway.
- To hack into the CIA's mainframe is my goal in life.
appositive phrase - renames a noun or pronoun; adds additional information about the noun
- Dr. Frankenstein, a genius, created a terrifying monster.
- Why can't I, an annoying high school student, do the same?
participial phrase - verbal used as an adjective
- Driven to insanity, I spent the weekend making models out of toothpicks.
- My dark side, filled with turmoil, threatened to take over my body.
gerund phrase - verbal with "ing" ending used as a noun
- Jogging is good exercise.
- Read the story about assassinating evil trolls.
absolute phrase - aka nominative absolute; modifies the entire sentence
- His brain still slow and weak from the day of exams, Raymond ran into a door on his out of the school.
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