S-v
s- at0ms
V- split

s-v-o
s- matter
V- possess
o- inertia

s-v-io-do
s- agencies
v-gave
io- the flo0d victims
do- relief g0ods

s-lv-c
s- asia
lv- is
c(n)- the largest c0ntinent on earth

s-v-o-oc
s- d0ct0rs
v- call
o-hipprocrates
oc(n)- the father of medicine

Prep0siti0nal phrase= p + objfct an m0difier

1. The children play (in the garden)
2.They danced ,. With passi0n

n0un phrase= adject + n0un
1.The pretty, ..Gorgeous girl, . Captured my attenti0n.

Gerun phrases = ing

1. Subjecj
= driving a taxicab is his j0b
2. Predicate
= her specialty is c0oking pinakbet
3. Direct object
= juan hates washing dishes
4. Object oe the preposition
= we thanked him for fixing our broken table

Verbal phrases
participial phrase= participle + object and m0difiers

1. By c0mbining with an adverb
"writing hurriedly), i finished the lesson

2. By c0mbining with a prepositional phrase
"writing in my diary,) i spilled the ink.'

3. By taking an object
"writing the last page,) i sighed with relief.


Infinitive phrase= preposition + verb present tense

* to improve your mind is a great pleasurf


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