Types of Phrases Quiz

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.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

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

An adverb phrase is a prepositional phrase that...

• describes a verb

• describes a noun

• describes a pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

An adjective phrase is a prepositional phrase that describes...

• nouns and pronouns

• verbs

• adjectives

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

What kinds of words can appositives identify or explain?

• Nouns

• Adjectives

• Verbs

• Anything

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea is called 

• noun
• verb
• preposition
• adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

A part of speech that takes a place of a noun is called 

• verb
• pronoun
• adjective
• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

shows what the subject is doing

• noun
• pronoun
• verb
• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which type of verbal ends in either -ing, -ed, or -en and functions as an adjective?

• Gerund

• Participle

• Infinitive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C