The McGraw-Hill Handbook Ex.
4.12 page 116:
Identifying Phrases
- The
sheriff strode into the bar, his hands hovering over his pistols.
Kind of phrase:
absolute
- “Where
is that cat?” he shouted, his eyes darting around the room.
Kind of phrase: absolute
- Whispered
softly and urgently, the question rippled down the bar.
Kind of phrase:
participial
- Opening
the door softly, the cat slinked into the room.
Kind of phrase:
participial
- Over
the barroom a great rush fell as the sheriff and the cat stared at each
other.
Kind of phrase:
adverbial prepositional phrase
- The
sheriff wiped his eyes to see better.
Kind of phrase:
adverbial infinitive phrase
- “Time’s
up for you, cat,” the sheriff shouted in the great, expectant silence.
Kind of phrase:
adverbial prepositional phrase
- Licking
his fur indifferently and sitting down, the cat seemed to nod behind the
sheriff.
Kind of phrase:
participial
- Frightened
and dismayed, the sheriff looked behind him.
Kind of phrase: participial
- A
thousand cats were softly padding through the open door.
Kind of phrase: adverbial
prepositional phrase
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