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Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose the appositive.
I haven't been to the new mall, but I will go on Sat. 
a)
new mall
b)
but I will go
c)
no appositive
2.
Choose the appositive in the sentence.
Jada, my sister, is beautiful.
a)
Jada
b)
sister
c)
beautiful
3.
Choose the appositive.
John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.
a)
John
b)
Texas
c)
no appositive
4.
Choose the appositive.
The dogs jumped the fence, and they became lost. Mr. Fos, the owner, searched all day for them.
a)
the owner
b)
and they became lost
c)
no appositive
5.
Choose the appositive.
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.
a)
Cane's
b)
Johnny Depp
c)
no appositive
6.
What is the appositive(s) phrase?
Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.
a)
Roald Dahl
b)
a famous children's author
c)
wrote many of his books
d)
yellow legal pads
7.
What is the appositive(s) phrase?
The female kingfisher, a large-headed bird that lives near the water, is known for its bright plumage.
a)
female kingfisher
b)
bright plumage
c)
large-headed bird
d)
a large-headed bird that lives near the water
8.
What is the appositive(s) phrase?
Yesterday, Simon and I ate at Tasty's, a small deli near our house.
a)
a small deli
b)
a small deli near our house
c)
Tasty's
d)
Simon and I ate at Tasty's
9.
What is the appositive(s) phrase?
Mr. Riley, our neighbor, is moving to a different city.
a)
Mr. Riley
b)
moving to a different city
c)
Mr. Riley, our neighbor
d)
our neighbor
10.
What is the appositive(s) phrase?
The car, a silver Honda, had two flat tires.
a)
The car
b)
had two flat tires
c)
The car
d)
a silver Honda
11.

Which part of speech will be an appositive?

a)

adverb

b)

conjunction

c)

verb

d)

noun

12.

An appositive is a word that follows a . . .

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

pronoun

d)

preposition

13.

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.

a)

Continental Congress

b)

group

c)

patriots

d)

independence

14.

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.

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

American Revolution

c)

April

d)

fight

15.

Identify the appositive in the following sentence.


The Boston politician Samuel Adams opposed the British tax on tea.

a)

Boston

b)

politician

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

tea

16.

The formula for an infinitive is TO+

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

adjective

17.

True or false: "To run" is an infinitive.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

True or False: "To the doctor" is an infinitive.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Find the infinitive in "My dog likes to play frisbee."

a)

dog

b)

likes to

c)

to play

d)

play frisbee

20.

Find the infinitive: We all like to eat cake.

a)

all like

b)

like to

c)

to eat

d)

eat cake

21.

Find the infinitive: To quit, I clicked the X in the corner.

a)

to quit

b)

I clicked

c)

clicked the X

d)

quit I

22.

Find all the infinitives: I wanted to leave, but my sister wanted to stay.

a)

wanted to

b)

to leave

c)

sister wanted

d)

to stay

23.

Find the infinitive: My mom went in the kitchen to find some bread.

a)

in the kitchen

b)

went

c)

to find

d)

some bread

24.

Find the infinitive: We visited Alaska to see the northern lights.

a)

visited

b)

to see

c)

the northern lights

25.

Find the infinitive: To escape, he crawled through the sewers.

a)

To escape

b)

he crawled

c)

sewers

26.

Find the infinitive: I don't want to clean my locker.

a)

don't

b)

want to

c)

to clean

d)

to my locker

27.

Find all of the infinitives: To keep us quiet, the babysitter sent us all to swim.

a)

To keep

b)

us quiet

c)

to swim

28.
*Identify the infinitive in each sentence.
Mrs. Jackson wants to swim.
a)
to swim
b)
Mrs. Jackson wants
c)
wants to
d)
wants swim
29.

The noise seemed to grow louder.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

infinitive phrase

30.

The goal of hockey is to get the puck into the net.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

infinitive phrase

31.

I will deliver the flowers to your house.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

infinitive phrase

32.

The hot glue stuck to my hands.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

infinitive phrase

33.
I want to watch you play in your last game.
a)
prepositional phrase
b)
infinitive
34.

I had hoped to be finished before 3:00.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

infinitive phrase

35.

The doctor left the operating room to deliver the good news.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

infinitive phrase

36.
The bus delivered the children safely to their homes.
a)
prepositional phrase
b)
infinitive
37.

The time to beat is 23 seconds.

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

infinitive phrase

38.

What is a participle?

a)

verb pretending to be a noun

b)

verb pretending to be an adjective

c)

noun pretending to be a noun

d)

adjective pretending to be a verb

39.

Find the participle:Sally could not sleep with that blinking light from the television's power button.

a)

sleep

b)

blinking

c)

could

d)

power

40.
Identify the participle(s).
Defying gravity, the magician surprised the audience by levitating above the ground.
a)
Defying
b)
surprised
c)
levitating
d)
defying, levitating
41.

Which of word is a participle?

The window, broken during the storm, let the icy winds into the cabin

a)

window

b)

broken

c)

during

d)

let

42.

Which word is a participle?

The man, burnt over seventy percent of his body, was rushed to a hospital in Denver.

a)

rushed

b)

the man

c)

rushed

d)

burnt

43.

Which word is a participle?

Boiling storm clouds threatened to wash out the picnic.

a)

boiling

b)

threatened

c)

wash

d)

out

44.

Choose which sentence contains a past particle.

a)

We have ate excellent food in Japan.

b)

We ate excellent food in Japan.

c)

We has eaten excellent food in Japan.

d)

We have eaten excellent food in Japan.

45.
Identify the participle(s).
The drowning boy struggled to keep his head above the water.
a)
drowning
b)
struggled
c)
drowning, struggled
46.
Identify the participial phrase.
Placing the cookies in the hot oven, Sam burned his arm.
a)
Placing the cookies
b)
Placing the cookies in the oven
c)
burned his arm
47.
Identify the participial phrase.
My mom asked me to wash the dishes piling up in the sink.
a)
asked me to wash the dishes
b)
piling up in the sink
48.
What is the participle in the following sentence?
The sobbing child held his injured knee.
a)
The
b)
sobbing
c)
child
d)
held
49.

Identify the participial phrase.

Max ran toward the cake falling off the table.

a)

ran toward the cake

b)

falling off the table

c)

falling off

d)

Max ran

50.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Blowing bubbles on a windy day
 is a fun activity for children.
a)
bubbles
b)
activity
c)
blowing
d)
children
51.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off.
a)
cool
b)
hot
c)
day
d)
eating
52.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Jessica really enjoys bothering the neighbors with loud music.
a)
Jessica
b)
bothering
c)
loud
d)
music
53.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
I'm thinking of painting my house.
a)
I'm 
b)
thinking
c)
painting
d)
house
54.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.
a)
jellybeans
b)
tell
c)
can
d)
eating
55.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
a)
going
b)
guard
c)
see
d)
changing
56.
What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?
Helen enjoys sketching the sunset.
a)
Helen
b)
enjoys
c)
sketching 
d)
the sunset.
57.
What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?
Swimming is good exercise.
a)
Swimming
b)
is
c)
good 
d)
exercise.
58.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.
a)
washing
b)
piling
c)
malfunction
d)
cause
59.
Gardening is my favorite hobby.
What is the gerund in the sentence?
a)
Gardening
b)
favorite
c)
hobby
60.
What is the gerund? 
She enjoys running marathons.
a)
She
b)
enjoys
c)
running
d)
marathons
61.
What is the gerund?
I enjoy listening to music.
a)
I
b)
enjoy
c)
listening
d)
music
62.
What is the gerund?
Reading on the porch is his favorite activity.
a)
reading
b)
porch
c)
favorite
d)
activity
63.
What is the gerund?
His snoring keeps her awake.
a)
his
b)
snoring
c)
keeps
d)
awake
64.
What is the gerund?
Eating blackberries can stain your tongue.
a)
eating
b)
blackberries
c)
stain
d)
toungue
65.
What is the gerund?
Eating ice cream on a windy day can be a messy experience if you have long, untamed hair.
a)
eating
b)
windy
c)
messy
d)
hair
66.
What is the gerund?
Bernard hates buttering toast with a fork.
a)
Bernard
b)
hates
c)
buttering
d)
toast
67.

Gerunds look like what?

a)

to + verb

b)

end in ONLY -ing

c)

end in -ing AND -ed/-nt/other past tense verb endings

d)

none of the above

68.

Gerunds always act like what?

a)

nouns

b)

adjectives

c)

adverbs

d)

all three