Main Verb Phrases #3

1. was beginning - past + BE + [-ing] + BEGIN - past progressive
2. had peeped - past + HAVE + [-en] + PEEP - past perfect
3. was reading - past + BE + [-ing] + READ - past progressive
4. had - past + HAVE - simple past
5. is - past + BE - simple past
6. thought - past + THINK - simple past

• TO GET is a nominal infinitive phrase - not a Main Verb Phrase
• SITTING is a nominal gerund phrase - not a Main Verb Phrase
• HAVING is a nominal gerund phrase - not a Main Verb Phrase
• TO DO is an adjectival infinitive phrase - not a Main Verb Phrase

Main Verb Phrases #5

1. lost - past + LOSE - simple past

• ENDEAVORING is a nominal gerund phrase - not a Main Verb Phrase
• TO SEEK HIM OUT is a nominal infinitive phrase - not a Main Verb Phrase
• PERSUADING is a nominal gerund phrase - not a Main Verb Phrase
• TO BEGIN is a nominal infinitive phrase - not a Main Verb Phrase

Prepositional Phrases #3

1. in her own mind - adverbial - modifies Main Verb - can move or delete - NOTE: prepositional phrases are rarely nominal
2. of making a daisy-chain - adjectival - follows immediately after and modifies PLEASURE
3. of getting up and picking the daisies - adjectival - follows immediately after and modifies TROUBLE
4. with pink eyes - adjectival - follows immediately after and modifies WHITE RABBIT
5. by her - adverbial - modifies Main Verb - describes where it RAN

• AS WELL AS SHE COULD is a subordinate clause - not a Prepositional Phrase
• FOR THE HOT DAY MADE HER FEEL VERY SLEEPY AND STUPID is an independent clause - not a Prepositional Phrase

Prepositional Phrases #6

1. towards him - adverbial - modifies Main Verb - can move or delete - NOTE: prepositional phrases are rarely nominal
2. under their brows - adverbial - modifies Main Verb - can move or delete
3. with a jealous resolution - adverbial - modifies Main Verb - can move or delete
4. in his waistcoat - adverbial - modifies an adverb (FURTHER) NOTE: adverbials modify everything by nominals

• AS I RODE UP is a subordinate clause - not a Prepositional Phrase
• AS I ANNOUNCED MY NAME is a subordinate clause - not a Prepositional Phrase

Non-Finite Verb Phrases #3

1. endeavoring - nominal gerund phrase - object of a preposition (IN)
2. to seek - nominal infinitive phrase - direct object of ENDEAVORING
3. persuading - nominal gerund phrase - object of a preposition (IN)
4. to begin - nominal infinitive phrase - direct object of PERSUADING

• Remember that non-finite verb phrases can retain all elements of their predicate. In both cases, the present participle phrase is followed by an infinitive phrase that serves as its direct object.

Non-Finite Verb Phrases #5

1. catching sight of Stephen Dedalus - adverbial present participle phrase - between paired commas - can move or delete
2. gurgling in his throat - adverbial present participle phrase - appears following comma at end of clause - can move or delete
3. shaking his head - adverbial present participle phrase - coordinated with previous adverbial present participle phrase - can move or delete

• Two particular KEY MARKERS for adverbials are 1) appearing at the beginning of a clause (followed by a comma) or at the end of a clause (preceded by a comma), and 2) set off by paired commas.