Use the drop-down menus to identify the underlined phrase in each sentence. The students carrying boxes into their new dorm rooms were exhausted at the end of the day. To text in the middle of a movie is rude to other moviegoers. Skiing down that slope was exhilarating!
gerund phrase✔ infinitive phraseparticipial phrase
✔ gerund phraseinfinitive phraseparticipial phrase
Use the drop-down menus to identify the underlined phrase in each sentence. A statue of great size stood in front of the castle. Let’s take a photograph of the beautiful mountain. The family who lives next door asked me to babysit for their twins.
✔ adjectival phraseadverbial phrase verbal phrase
adjectival phrase✔ adverbial phraseverbal phrase
Which sentence contains a phrase that adds a specific detail about time?
Which revision best uses a phrase to combine the first two sentences?
The following sentence has a misplaced modifier.The team raced to the field armed with their bats, balls, and mitts to practice for the game.Which revision best corrects the error in the sentence?
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