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Phrases

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gerunds act as what part of speech?

a)

adjectives

b)

adverbs

c)

nouns

d)

none of the above

2.

Participials are what part of speech?

a)

nouns

b)

adverbs

c)

adjectives

d)

conjunctions

3.

Which one of the words are not prepositions?

a)

in

b)

with

c)

on

d)

some

4.

We call participial, gerunds, and infinitives verbals because...

a)

They are the main verbs of the sentence.

b)

They are verbs that act as a different part of speech.

c)

They are all nouns in the sentence.

d)

None of the above

5.

An adjective phrase is a group of words along with its modifiers, that functions as an ... in a sentence.

a)

noun and pronoun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

6.

Identify the underlined phrase:

We could see inside the house.

a)

gerund phrase

b)

adverb phrase

c)

participial phrase

d)

infinitive phrase

7.

Identify the underlined phrase:

The old lantern with the glass shade was broken.

a)

adverb phrase

b)

participial phrase

c)

adjective phrase

d)

gernund phrase

8.

Which one of the words is NOT a preposition?

a)

for

b)

among

c)

to

d)

my

9.

The difference between a CLAUSE and a PHRASE is...

a)

a phrase has a subject and a verb and a clause doesn't have a subject and a verb.

b)

a clause has a subject and a verb and a phrase doesn't have both a subject and a verb

c)

a clause and a phrase have subjects but they don't have verbs

d)

a clause and phrase are the same

10.

Why do we need to understand phrases and clauses?

a)

Because English teacher just loves to make life hard for you with her grammar lessons!

b)

Because they will enhance your writing and give your writing some texture!