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- 1. Multiple Choice
Gerunds act as what part of speech?
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
none of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
Participials are what part of speech?
nouns
adverbs
adjectives
conjunctions
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which one of the words are not prepositions?
in
with
on
some
- 4. Multiple Choice
We call participial, gerunds, and infinitives verbals because...
They are the main verbs of the sentence.
They are verbs that act as a different part of speech.
They are all nouns in the sentence.
None of the above
- 5. Multiple Choice
An adverb phrase is a prepositional phrase that...
describes a verb
describes a noun
describes a pronoun
- 6. Multiple Choice
An adjective phrase is a prepositional phrase that describes...
nouns and pronouns
verbs
adjectives
- 7. Multiple Choice
Identify the underlined phrase:
Making my own clothes saves me money.
adverb phrase
participial phrase
adjective phrase
gerund
- 8. Multiple Choice
Identify the underlined phrase:
We could see inside the house.
gerund phrase
adverb phrase
participial phrase
infinitive phrase
- 9. Multiple Choice
Identify the underlined phrase:
Parked by the side of the road, the patrolman waited for speeders.
adjective phrase
gerund phrase
appositive phrase
participial phrase
- 10. Multiple Choice
Identify the underlined phrase:
The car, the Toyota Camry, was the best vehicle on the road.
infinitive phrase
appostive phrase
gerund phrase
adjective phrase
- 11. Multiple Choice
Identify the underlined phrase:
To make coffee in the morning is a must for Mrs. Jordan's day to be a good one!
adjective phrase
adverb phrase
infinitive phrase
gerund phrase
- 12. Multiple Choice
Identify the underlined phrase:
The old lantern with the glass shade was broken.
adverb phrase
participial phrase
adjective phrase
gernund phrase
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which one of the words is NOT a preposition?
for
among
to
my
- 14. Multiple Choice
The difference between a CLAUSE and a PHRASE is...
a phrase has a subject and a verb and a clause doesn't have a subject and a verb.
a clause has a subject and a verb and a phrase doesn't have both a subject and a verb
a clause and a phrase have subjects but they don't have verbs
a clause and phrase are the same
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why do we need to understand phrases and clauses?
Because Mrs. Jordan just loves to make life hard for you with her grammar lessons!
Because they will enhance your writing and give your writing some texture!
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