Parts of Speech and Types of Phrases

Question 1

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 2

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

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✔ participial phrase; The students carrying boxes into their new dorm rooms were exhausted at the end of the day.: participial phrase; To text in the middle of a movie is rude to other moviegoers.: infinitive phrase; Skiing down that slope was exhilarating!: gerund phrase

Question 3

gerund phrase✔ infinitive phraseparticipial phrase

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✔ infinitive phrase

Question 4

✔ gerund phraseinfinitive phraseparticipial phrase

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✔ gerund phrase

Question 5

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 6

✔ adjectival phraseadverbial phrase verbal phrase

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✔ adjectival phrase

Question 7

adjectival phrase✔ adverbial phraseverbal phrase

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✔ adverbial phrase

Question 8

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 9

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 10

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.

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