A phrase modifying the subject is equivalent to an adjective, and,
frequently, may be changed into one. _The dew of the morning has passed
away_. What word may be used for the phrase _of the morning?_
+P+.--_Morning_. +T+.--Yes. The _morning_ dew has passed away.
A phrase modifying the predicate is equivalent to an adverb, and,
frequently, may be changed into one. _We shall go to that place_. What word
may be used for the phrase, _to that place?_ +P+.--_There_. +T+.--Yes. We
shall go _there_.
Change the phrases in these sentences:---
_A citizen of America was insulted.
We walked toward home_.
Let the teacher write on the board the following words, and require the
pupils to add to each, one or more words to complete a phrase, and then to
construct a sentence in which the phrase may be properly employed: _To,
from, by, at, on, with, in, into, over_.
+DEFINITION.--A _Phrase_ is a group of words denoting related ideas but not
expressing a thought+.
Analysis and Parsing.
Analyze the following sentences, and parse the nouns, pronouns, adjectives,
verbs, and adverbs.
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