8th Grade Phrases Test

Gerunds act as what part of speech?

• adjectives

• adverbs

• nouns

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Participials are what part of speech?

• nouns

• adverbs

• adjectives

• conjunctions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the best definition of an infinitive?

• A verb phrase with an -ing word

• A verb that ends in -ing and functions as a noun

• A combination of helping verbs and other words

• The word "to" plus a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

We call participial, gerunds, and infinitives verbals because...

• They are the main verbs of the sentence.

• They are verbs that act as a different part of speech.

• They are all nouns in the sentence.

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

Some of them, fearing the water, stay away from it.

• Prepositional

• Participial

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Appositive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Many people never learn how to swim.

• Prepositional

• Participial

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Appositive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Playing soccer in the rain makes me happy.

• Prepositional

• Participial

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Appositive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Samuel, the skater flying down the hill, won the last race.

• Prepositional

• Participial

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Appositive

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Elijah likes his eggs smothered in cheese.

• Prepositional

• Participial

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Appositive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the underlined phrase:

Making my own clothes saves me money.

• adverb phrase

• participial phrase

• adjective phrase

• gerund

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A