Sentence Type Practice

1. Do you like to make stop-motion animations?

• infinitive phrase, noun

• gerund phrase, noun

• participle phrase, verb

• infinitive phrase, verb

• gerund phrase, verb

Jackson, my baby brother, is the cutest baby in the world.

• Prepositional Phrase

• Participial Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Infinitive Phrase

• Appositive Phrase

To be or not to be—that is the question.

• Prepositional Phrase

• Participial Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Infinitive Phrase

• Appositive Phrase

Scaring sharks was its favorite pastime.

• gerund phrase, verb

• participle phrase, noun

• infinitive phrase, noun

• gerund phrase, noun

• gerund phrase, verb

My sister, a graduate of the University of Iowa, is now studying law.

• Prepositional Phrase

• Participial Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Infinitive Phrase

• Appositive Phrase

To run a mile in less than 4 minutes is nearly impossible.

• Prepositional Phrase

• Participial Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Infinitive Phrase

• Appositive Phrase

In some classes chewing gum is not allowed.

• Prepositional Phrase

• Participial Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Infinitive Phrase

• Appositive Phrase

A dependent clause is a complete thought.

• True

• False

Is this a dependent clause or an independent clause?

Since you came to class early,

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

What type of sentence is this?

Since you came to class early, we have time to discuss the quiz.

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

• Compound-Complex