Phrases Flashcards
What parts of speech do prepositions function as
Adjectives, or adverbs
What part of speech is the object of the preposition
Noun or pronoun
What part of speech do participles function as
Adjective
What is wrong with the following participle: Cascading down the mountainside, we saw beautiful waterfalls. How do you fix it.
Cascading down the mountainside describes the subject, we, when it should describe the direct object, waterfalls. It’s a misplaced modifier, you fix it by swapping the order of the sentence.
What part of speech do gerunds function as
Nouns
What suffix do gerunds have
ing
What part of speech to infinitives function as
Nouns, adjectives, and adverbs
What is the difference between a prepositional phrase and infinitive phrase
An infinitive phrase has “to” + verb form
A prepositional phrase has “to” + noun form
What part of speech do appositives function as
Nouns
Explain the purpose of an appositive
To further identify the noun they refer to, to clarify
What is a subject
The main part of the sentence, what the sentence is about
What is the direct object
The person or thing that directly receives the action of the verb in a sentence
What is a predicate nominative
You can swap each side of the sentence, for example, My son’s birthday is July 24th.
What is an object of the preposition
The noun or pronoun being acted on by the preposition of prepositional phrase in a sentence
