Phrase Test Flashcards
Look like verbs but function like nouns, adjectives, and adverbs
Infinitives
Word that renames or adds info to the word before it
Appositives
To + a verb
Infinitive
Look like verbs but act like nouns
Gerunds
Gerunds have 5 functions as nouns
Subj. do io op PN
Look like verbs but act like adjectives
Participles
Participles end in -___ or -___
-ing; -ed
Gerunds end in -___
-ing
Identify the phrase. What is it?
Ex. To run around the gym is fun.
To run around the gym; it is an infinitive phrase acting as the subject of the sentence
Identify the phrase. What is it? Ex. My coach Jamie Parker is giving us a test in class today.
Jamie Parker; it is an appositive clarifying which coach it is; therefore, you do not need commas
Identify the phrase. What is it?
Ex. He opened the door next to the stairs
Next to the stairs; it is a prep. phrase acting as an adjective describing door.
Identify the phrase. What is it?
Ex. Fallen trees are a problem
Fallen; participle describing trees
Identify the phrase. What is it?
Ex. Singing the fight song is a tradition before each football game.
Singing the fight song; gerund phrase acting as the subject of the sentence
Identify the phrase. What is it?
Ex. Running down the street in my sneakers, I fell down.
Running down the street in my sneakers; participle phrase acting as an adjective describing I
Identify the phrase. What is it?
Ex. Charlie complained of hearing noises outside.
Hearing noises outside; gerund phrase acting as the o.p. of your prep. phrase
Identify the phrase. What is it?
Ex. Flying is our first choice of vacation transportation.
Flying; gerund phrase acting as your subject
Identify the phrase. What is it?
Ex. I was happy to help Dad wash the car
To help dad; infinitive phrase
Identify the phrase. What is it?
Ex. We decided to order pizza
To order pizza; infinitive phrase acting as the noun and functioning as the direct object
Identify the phrase. What is it?
Ex. The dishes, broken during the trimmer, was irreplaceably damaged.
Broken during the trimmer; participle phrase describing dishes
Identify the phrase. What is it?
Ex. Working under a tight deadline, we delivered the school paper to the printer on time.
Working under a tight deadline; participle phrase describing we
Identify the phrase. What is it?
Ex. The hero of the play proposed to the girl on bended knee.
Bended; participle describing knee
To + a noun
Prep phrase
