Lesson 5: Parts of Speech and Types of Phrases

Question 1

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!

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✔ participial phrase; Selection 1: participial phrase; Selection 2: infinitive phrase; Selection 3: gerund phrase

Question 2

gerund phrase✔ infinitive phraseparticipial phrase

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infinitive phrase

Question 3

✔ gerund phraseinfinitive phraseparticipial phrase

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gerund phrase

Question 4

Use the drop-down menus to identify the underlined phrase in each sentence.

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A statue of great size stood in front of the castle.: adjectival phrase; Let’s take a photograph of the beautiful mountain.: adjectival phrase; The family who lives next door asked me to babysit for their twins.: adverbial phrase

Question 5

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.

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✔ adjectival phrase; Selection 1: adjectival phrase; Selection 2: adjectival phrase; Selection 3: adverbial phrase

Question 6

Which sentence contains a phrase that adds a specific detail about time?

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For several months, my sister was addicted to playing tennis.

Question 7

Which revision best uses a phrase to combine the first two sentences?

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Deep in the forest, a storm was raging.

Question 8

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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Armed with their bats, balls, and mitts, the team raced to the field to practice for the game.

Question 9

The following sentence has a dangling modifier.Filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air, the bicycle seemed to race faster.Which revision best corrects the error in the sentence?

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By filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air, Carmen found that she could race faster.

Question 10

✔ adjectival phraseadverbial phrase verbal phrase

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adjectival phrase

Lesson 5: Parts of Speech and Types of Phrases Answers

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