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WorksheetsAppositive and Infinitive Phrases
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 6mins
Identify the type of the underlined phrase.
To climb Mount Everest is one of Ann’s goals.
Appositive phrase
Infinitive phrase
Identify the type of the underlined phrase.
The meteor shower, an unpredicted event, caught the scientists by surprise.
Appositive phrase
Infinitive phrase
How is the underlined infinitive phrase used in the following sentence?
Sarah took the time to decorate her notebooks.
A noun functioning as a direct object for the verb took.
A noun functioning as a subject for the verb took.
An adjective describing the noun time.
An adverb describing the verb took.
How is the underlined infinitive phrase used in the following sentence?
To study a foreign language is a worthwhile pursuit.
A noun functioning as the subject of the verb is.
A noun functioning as the direct object of the verb is.
An adjective describing the noun pursuit.
An adverb describing the verb is.
Which one of these underlined words in the following sentence is an appositive?
His cousin Ellen has a magnificent geode collection.
collection
geode
cousin
Ellen
Which one of these underlined words in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?
We listened to beautiful piano sonatas by Beethoven, the famous composer.
We
beautiful piano sonatas
Beethoven
the famous composer
How can the following two sentences be joined together using an appositive phrase?
The professor explained her interpretation of the story. She was a woman of keen insight.
The professor explained her interpretation of the story, and she was a woman of keen insight.
The professor, a woman of keen insight, explained her interpretation of the story.
She was a woman of keen insight, the professor explained her interpretation of the story.
The professor, she was a woman of keen insight, explained her interpretation of the story.
How can the following two sentences be joined together using an appositive phrase?
The band played “Panther Pride" during the graduation ceremony. “Panther Pride" is the school’s fight song.
The band played “Panther Pride," the school’s fight song, during the graduation ceremony.
The school’s fight song "Panther Pride", and the band played it during the graduation ceremony.
During the graduation ceremony, the band played "Panther Pride that is the school's fight song.
The band played “Panther Pride" during the graduation ceremony, and it is the school's fight song.
Which infinitive best fills in the blank in the following sentence?
Emile read the article ......... information about Korea.
to start
to make
to decide
to find
