Infinitives, Gerunds, Appositive and Prepositional Phases
Authored by Laura Greenley
English
9th - 12th Grade
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This quiz focuses on English grammar, specifically covering verbals (infinitives, gerunds, and participles), appositives, and prepositional phrases. Designed for high school students in grades 9-12, the assessment evaluates students' ability to identify and distinguish between these grammatical structures within sentence contexts. Students need a solid understanding of parts of speech, particularly how verbs can function as other parts of speech through verbals, and how phrases modify or provide additional information about nouns. The questions require students to recognize gerunds as -ing verb forms functioning as nouns, infinitives as verb forms preceded by "to," participles as verb forms functioning as adjectives, appositives as noun phrases that rename or explain other nouns, and prepositional phrases that begin with prepositions and function as adjectives or adverbs. Students must also understand punctuation rules for non-essential appositives and the functional roles these structures play in sentence construction. Created by Laura Greenley, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 9-12. This comprehensive grammar quiz serves multiple instructional purposes in the high school English classroom, working effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding of complex grammatical concepts before moving to more advanced writing instruction. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a review activity before standardized testing, homework practice to reinforce classroom instruction, or a warm-up exercise to activate prior knowledge about sentence structure. The assessment aligns with Common Core State Standards L.9-10.1 and L.11-12.1, which require students to demonstrate command of conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking, particularly in understanding how various phrase types function within sentences to create meaning and clarity in communication.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the following sentence, which one of the following words is the preposition?
Shane went to the store.
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CCSS.L.1.1I
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.K.1E
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which one of the following is a noun formed from a verb? It ends in -ing.
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CCSS.L.8.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Identify the gerund in the sentence below.
Driving in a crowded city was a new experience.
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CCSS.L.8.1A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Identify the appositive in the sentence below.
My best friend, Chuck, is a gifted speaker.
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CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What type of punctuation is used to set an appositive apart?
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CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Prepositions can be used as which of the following?
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CCSS.L.1.1I
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.K.1E
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Verbals may be any of the following types:
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CCSS.L.8.1C
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
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