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Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 21mins
He worked hard to accomplish his goal of all A’s this quarter.
Infinitive
Prepositional
Gerund
Appositive
Participial
In 1845, two Englishmen built an aircraft powered by a lightweight steam engine.
Infinitive
Prepositional
Appositive
Gerund
Participle
Flying over the mountains in a helicopter was very exciting.
Appositive
Participial
Gerund
Prepositional
Infinitive
Examining the statue, the archaeologist estimated its value.
Infinitive
Participial
Appositive
Prepositional
Gerund
The variety of fish in the aquarium intrigues us.
Prepositional
Appositive
Gerund
Infinitive
Participial
Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is situated in Ontario Province.
Infinitive
Prepositional
Participial
Gerund
Appositive
Have you ever tried to plan a surprise birthday party?
Appositive
Infinitive
Participial
Gerund
Prepositional
Stunned for a moment, he quickly recovered and began laughing wildly.
Infinitive
Appositive
Gerund
Prepositional
Participial
Participials act as?
Adjectives
Nouns
To + verb
appositive
Infinitives are formed by?
To + verb
Nouns
adjectives
Appositives
What do appositives do?
Act as an adverb and rename the pronoun
act as a noun
person place or thing
rename the noun or pronoun
Gerunds act as what part of speech?
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
none of the above
Identify the underlined phrase:
Parked by the side of the road, the patrolman waited for speeders.
adjective phrase
gerund phrase
appositive phrase
participial phrase
Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of the most recent to be made into a film.
The underlined section is an example of what type of phrase?
Participial
Appositive
Absolute
Prepositional
They began their project with good intentions. The underlined portion is an example of what type of phrase?
Prepositional
Absolute
Appositive
Participial
Standing on the corner of Hollywood and Vine, Barbra felt as if she owned the world.
The underlined section is an example of what type of phrase
Absolute
Prepositional
Appositive
Participial
My mom discussed my nervousness with me before dinner.
Prepositional
Participial
Gerund
Infinitive
Appositive
Many people never learn how to swim.
Prepositional
Participial
Gerund
Infinitive
Appositive
Some of them, fearing the water, stay away from it.
Prepositional
Participial
Gerund
Infinitive
Appositive
Standing in the shallow end, he would practice his arm movements.
Prepositional
Participial
Gerund
Infinitive
Appositive
In the deep end, he always ended by paddling slowly from side to side.
Prepositional
Participial
Gerund
Infinitive
Appositive
Before you trash BoBo, your last childhood stuffed animal, consider saving it.
Prepositional
Participial
Gerund
Infinitive
Appositive
I saw a squirrel climbing a tree.
Participle
Prepositional
Gerund
Infinitive
Appositive
She will try to become the first state champ from her school.
Participle
Prepositional
Infinitive
Gerund
Appositive
Paul completed the challenge, a remarkable accomplishment by most standards.
Participle
Prepositional
Gerund
Infinitive
Appositive
I would like to take a trip to the new movie theater.
Participle
Prepositional
Infinitive
Gerund
Appositive
Under different circumstances, I would be upset.
Participle
Prepositional
Infinitive
Gerund
Appositive
Acting immature usually stops working at a certain point.
Participle
Prepositional
Infinitive
Gerund
Appositive
The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
Cooking Italian food is his hobby.
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
participial phrase
The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
My brother, living in Chicago, hates cold weather.
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
participial phrase
The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
To be sure, Mary is the most efficient person in her department.
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
participial phrase
What is the appositive phrase in the following:
Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.
Clarence,
, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.
, an angel,
what a wonderful life he has had.
Identify the appositive:
Santa Claus gave his favorite reindeer, Rudolph, a special treat on Christmas Eve.
Santa Claus
reindeer
Rudolph
special treat
Identify the appositive:
While we were in New York, my family and I saw the incredible play Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
New York
play
Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Identify the appositive:
Sidd chose the artist Michelangelo to study for his art project in Mrs. Butler's class.
artist
Michelangelo
art project
Mrs. Butler's class
Identify the appositive phrase:
Did you know that Mr. Angel, my new English teacher, drives a 1969 Dodge Charger?
Mr. Angel
English teacher
my new English teacher
1969 Dodge Charger
