8th Grade Chapter 20 Test

Write the adjective phrase: A book without any illustration may be very interesting.

Which word is the adjective phrase modifying: This is the new road to the state park.

Identify the adverb phrase: My parents left for their vacation a week later.

Adjective or adverb phrase? Yes, I certainly am ready for a good lunch.

Participle or verb? Bob, a good athlete, has been training daily.

Participle or verb? Digging, she found a large metal trunk.

Identify the phrase underlined: His money, earned at part-time jobs, helped pay for the trip

• appositive phrase

• participial phrase

• infinitive phrase

• adverb phrase

identify the phrase: Practicing swimming is all Willie does.

• participial phrase

• gerund phrase

• adverb phrase

• adjective phrase

Identify the phrase: She reported on the Gilbert Islands, a group of atolls in the Pacific.

• appositive phrase

• gerund phrase

• participial phrase

• infinitive phrase

Identify the phrase: The secretary kept perfect records by writing the dates of each event.

• participial phrase

• infinitive phrase

• gerund phrase

• appositive phrase