Infinitives, Gerunds, Appositive and Prepositional Phases

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences is called. . .

• Syntax
• Idiom
• Prosody
• Etymology

In the following sentence, which one of the following words is the preposition?
Shane went to the store.

• Shane
• went
• to
• the

Which one of the following is a noun formed from a verb?  It ends in -ing.

• Appositive
• Infinitive
• Gerund
• Preposition

Identify the gerund in the sentence below.
Driving in a crowded city was a new experience.

• in
• was
• Driving
• crowded

Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence below.
People have always sought to protect their rights.

• have always
• sought
• People
• to protect their rights

Identify the appositive in the sentence below.
My best friend, Chuck, is a gifted speaker.

• friend
• speaker
• Chuck
• My

What type of punctuation is used to set an appositive apart?

• Question mark
• Period
• Exclamation mark
• Comma

Prepositions can be used as which of the following?

• Appositives, Infinitives and Gerunds
• Nouns, Adverbs and Adjectives

Identify the participle, participial, phrase in the sentence below.
Chosen by the selection committee, I was honored to receive the award.

• Chosen by the selection committee
• I was honored
• to receive the award
• by the selection committee

I love gerunds.  Which of the following words is not a gerund?

• Coloring
• Chalking
• Fracking
• Read