In the sentence "rattling and sputtering" describes the state of the old car, indicating that it is making noise and struggling to operate. "The old car" is the subject of the sentence, and "that Martina had crept up the hill" is a relative clause that provides additional information about the car, specifying that it was driven by Martina. Together, these phrases create a vivid image of the car's condition and its action.
I'm not sure which phrase you are asking about. This sentence has quite a few of them. Rattling and sputtering - this is a participle phrase used as an adverb the old car - this is a noun phrase that Martina had - this is a relative clause crept up the hill - this is a verb phrase, consisting of the verb "crept" and the complement "up the hill", which is a prepositional phrase
I'm not sure which phrase you are asking about. This sentence has quite a few of them. Rattling and sputtering - this is a participle phrase used as an adverb the old car - this is a noun phrase that Martina had - this is a relative clause crept up the hill - this is a verb phrase, consisting of the verb "crept" and the complement "up the hill", which is a prepositional phrase
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Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means jolly, excellent, or smart. You'd have a rattling good time at the circus.
a sentence phrase is a"sentence "that funtions as a phrase in the sentence. For example: I'm tired of his saying " I'm out of money".
A phrase is an unfinished sentence or a quote.
A prepositional phrase adds details to the sentence.
This is not a sentence it is a phrase and as a phrase it is correct.
The underlined words in a sentence can be a noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, or any other type of phrase that functions as a unit within a sentence.
"without me" is the prepositional phrase in the sentence.
An alternative phrase for "I am" in the sentence could be "I exist."
The gerund phrase in the sentence is "Planning to succeed." This phrase functions as the subject of the sentence.