Phrases Review

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?
The lake, frozen over all winter, was finally thawing.

• The lake, frozen

• was finally

• frozen over all winter

• thawing.

Searching the glove compartment, Evangeline looked for her sunglasses.

• sunglasses

• looked

• compartment

• Evangeline

The students playing in the jazz band were talented.

Identify the participial phrase.

• playing in the jazz band

• were talented

• students playing

• jazz band

What noun is the participial phrase modifying?
Quickly checking over his answers, Patrick handed in his test just before time ran out.

• Patrick

• answers

• test

• ran

Identify the participial phrase.

• parked illegally

• will be towed immediately

• Any car parked

• will be

Which type of phrase is in all CAPS?

• Prepositional

• Appositive

• Participial

Which punctuation rule is being applied in the following sentence? Speaking in whispers, the adults tried not to awaken the children.

• A series of introductory prepositional phrases will require a comma as long as the word after the last prep phrase isn’t a verb.

• Introductory participial phrases require a comma.

• Commas around a short appositive (less than five words) in the middle of a sentence.

Which punctuation rule should be applied to the following sentence? On top of the hill, you will find a grassy plot with a wonderful apple tree.

• A series of introductory prepositional phrases will require a comma as long as the word after the last prep phrase isn’t a verb.

• Introductory participial phrases require a comma.

• Commas around a short appositive (less than five words) in the middle of a sentence.

Be sure to watch out FOR DEER crossing the highway.

• Prepositional

• Appositive

• Participial

What is a phrase?

• A group of related words within a sentence that complements the overall structure of the sentence.

• A complete sentence with a subject and a verb.

• A single word that stands alone to give complete meaning.

• A paragraph in a text.