Exploring Phrases: Gerunds, Participles, Absolutes, and Appositives

What is a phrase?

• A single word.

• A group of words acting as a single unit.

• A punctuation mark.

• A complete sentence.

What type of phrase acts like a single noun?

• Adverb phrase

• Verb phrase

• Adjective phrase

• Nominal phrase

What is a gerund?

• A noun that becomes a verb.

• A verb that becomes a noun.

• An adjective that becomes a noun.

• A noun that becomes an adjective.

In the sentence 'Swimming in the ocean is fun', what is the gerund phrase?

• In the ocean

• Swimming

• Swimming in the ocean

• Is fun

How does a participial phrase function in a sentence?

• As an adverb

• As a noun

• As a verb

• As an adjective

Which of the following is an example of a participial phrase?

• Tom went to school.

• Treading carefully, Tom went to school.

• Swimming in the ocean is fun.

• Tom, the doctor, went to school.

What does an absolute phrase describe?

• The subject of the sentence

• The object of the sentence

• The action of the verb

• The situation in which the sentence takes place

Which of the following is an example of an absolute phrase?

• Tom, the doctor, went to school.

• Swimming in the ocean is fun.

• Tom went to school.

• The children, worried about the test, waited.

What is an appositive phrase?

• A group of words acting as a single verb.

• A verb that becomes a noun.

• A phrase that describes the situation in which the sentence takes place.

• A noun or nominal phrase that gives another name to a different noun.

In the sentence 'Tom, the doctor, sat on a chair', what is the appositive phrase?

• Tom

• The doctor

• Sat on a chair

• In his office