WorksheetsPhrases
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
I haven't been to the new mall, but I will go on Sat.
Jada, my sister, is beautiful.
John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.
The dogs jumped the fence, and they became lost. Mr. Fos, the owner, searched all day for them.
I can't wait until Friday night. We are going to eat at Cane's, and then we are going to the movie. We are going to see Pirates of the Caribbean. I am anxious to see my favorite actor, Johnny Depp.
Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.
The female kingfisher, a large-headed bird that lives near the water, is known for its bright plumage.
Yesterday, Simon and I ate at Tasty's, a small deli near our house.
Mr. Riley, our neighbor, is moving to a different city.
The car, a silver Honda, had two flat tires.
Which part of speech will be an appositive?
adverb
conjunction
verb
noun
An appositive is a word that follows a . . .
noun
adjective
pronoun
preposition
Identify the appositive in the following sentence.
The Continental Congress, a group of American patriots, played a key role in America's fight for independence.
Continental Congress
group
patriots
independence
What is the appositive in the following sentence?
The Battle of Lexington, the first armed fight of the American Revolution, took place on April 19, 1775.
Battle of Lexington
American Revolution
April
fight
Identify the appositive in the following sentence.
The Boston politician Samuel Adams opposed the British tax on tea.
Boston
politician
Samuel Adams
tea
The formula for an infinitive is TO+
noun
verb
adverb
adjective
True or false: "To run" is an infinitive.
true
false
True or False: "To the doctor" is an infinitive.
True
False
Find the infinitive in "My dog likes to play frisbee."
dog
likes to
to play
play frisbee
Find the infinitive: We all like to eat cake.
all like
like to
to eat
eat cake
Find the infinitive: To quit, I clicked the X in the corner.
to quit
I clicked
clicked the X
quit I
Find all the infinitives: I wanted to leave, but my sister wanted to stay.
wanted to
to leave
sister wanted
to stay
Find the infinitive: My mom went in the kitchen to find some bread.
in the kitchen
went
to find
some bread
Find the infinitive: We visited Alaska to see the northern lights.
visited
to see
the northern lights
Find the infinitive: To escape, he crawled through the sewers.
To escape
he crawled
sewers
Find the infinitive: I don't want to clean my locker.
don't
want to
to clean
to my locker
Find all of the infinitives: To keep us quiet, the babysitter sent us all to swim.
To keep
us quiet
to swim
Mrs. Jackson wants to swim.
The noise seemed to grow louder.
prepositional phrase
infinitive phrase
The goal of hockey is to get the puck into the net.
prepositional phrase
infinitive phrase
I will deliver the flowers to your house.
prepositional phrase
infinitive phrase
The hot glue stuck to my hands.
prepositional phrase
infinitive phrase
I had hoped to be finished before 3:00.
prepositional phrase
infinitive phrase
The doctor left the operating room to deliver the good news.
prepositional phrase
infinitive phrase
The time to beat is 23 seconds.
prepositional phrase
infinitive phrase
What is a participle?
verb pretending to be a noun
verb pretending to be an adjective
noun pretending to be a noun
adjective pretending to be a verb
Find the participle:Sally could not sleep with that blinking light from the television's power button.
sleep
blinking
could
power
Defying gravity, the magician surprised the audience by levitating above the ground.
Which of word is a participle?
The window, broken during the storm, let the icy winds into the cabin
window
broken
during
let
Which word is a participle?
The man, burnt over seventy percent of his body, was rushed to a hospital in Denver.
rushed
the man
rushed
burnt
Which word is a participle?
Boiling storm clouds threatened to wash out the picnic.
boiling
threatened
wash
out
Choose which sentence contains a past particle.
We have ate excellent food in Japan.
We ate excellent food in Japan.
We has eaten excellent food in Japan.
We have eaten excellent food in Japan.
The drowning boy struggled to keep his head above the water.
Placing the cookies in the hot oven, Sam burned his arm.
My mom asked me to wash the dishes piling up in the sink.
The sobbing child held his injured knee.
Identify the participial phrase.
Max ran toward the cake falling off the table.
ran toward the cake
falling off the table
falling off
Max ran
Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.
Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off.
Jessica really enjoys bothering the neighbors with loud music.
I'm thinking of painting my house.
You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.
We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
Helen enjoys sketching the sunset.
Swimming is good exercise.
Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.
What is the gerund in the sentence?
She enjoys running marathons.
I enjoy listening to music.
Reading on the porch is his favorite activity.
His snoring keeps her awake.
Eating blackberries can stain your tongue.
Eating ice cream on a windy day can be a messy experience if you have long, untamed hair.
Bernard hates buttering toast with a fork.
Gerunds look like what?
to + verb
end in ONLY -ing
end in -ing AND -ed/-nt/other past tense verb endings
none of the above
Gerunds always act like what?
nouns
adjectives
adverbs
all three
