Writing Practice Test [Quarter 2]

Which phrase is the underlined words?

The library book under her desk is overdue.

• adjective prepositional phrase

• adverb prepositional phrase

• infinitive phrase

Which phrase is the underlined words?

The fire alarm rang during the middle of 2nd period.

• adjective prepositional phrase

• adverb prepositional phrase

• gerund phrase

Which phrase is the underlined words?

He decided to do his very best in his classes.

• infinitive phrase

• appositive phrase

• gerund phrase

Which phrase is the underlined words?

Meg Murry, the protagonist in A Wrinkle in Time, defeats IT with love.

• infinitive phrase

• appositive phrase

• gerund phrase

Which phrase is the underlined words?

Covered in sweat, the boy entered through the back door.

• infinitive phrase

• participial phrase

• gerund phrase

Which phrase is the underlined words?

I enjoy talking to my friends after school and on the weekends.

• infinitive phrase

• participial phrase

• gerund phrase

Which sentence contains an adverb prepositional phrase? (Select 2 answers.)

• I opened the door by the front office.

• I opened the door by myself.

• I opened the door with the faded brown paint.

• I opened the door around 11:53 a.m.

Which sentence contains more details using an appositive phrase?

• My laptop, which I got last year, is broken.

• My laptop with the colorful cover is broken.

• My laptop is broken to my horror.

What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?

The flying bat with its embroidered MLB logo hit Michael suddenly on his left shoulder.

• 
  It shows where Michael was hit.

• 
  It describes the bat.

• 
  It shows where Michael was hit.

• It shows why Michael was hit.

Which two kinds of phrases begin with a preposition? (Select 2 answers.)

• adjective prepositional phrase

• adverb prepositional phrase

• infinitive phrase

• participial phrase

• gerund phrase