I. First copy and paste the sentences into the textbox provided by clicking on Submit Assignment. Then highlight the phrase or phrases in each sentence: *** phrases often start with prepositions and have an object
*** phrases can show you what a plane does to a cloud
*** phrases can go wherever a rabbit (or a squirrel) can go
*** phrases DO NOT have a subject or a verb!
1. The old man ran across the long, high bridge away from the monsters.
2. For many years he has been the football coach in our town.
3. Without a partner, the boy in the cool shirt could not enter the dance competition.
4. From the north came a freezing rain after the snowstorm.
5. We paddled our canoe slowly against the fast-moving current in the river.
6. Jazz, rock, and dance bands specialize in different musical forms.
7. Centuries ago musicians entertained in castles and great houses.
8. Some nobles maintained their own bands of musicians.
9. In the 1500’s, towns formed their own bands.
10. These bands remained popular in Europe and the Americas.
11. Radios and recorded music have put town bands out of business.
12. In Mexico town bands still entertain the citizens.
13. They play marimbas, instruments like xylophones.
14. In the West Indies, steel-drum bands are popular.
15. Their instruments are made from steel oil drums or barrels.
16. Bagpipe bands are especially popular in Scotland.
17. Marching bands dress in fancy uniforms.
18. The drum major, with a tall hat and a baton, leads the band.