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infinitive
participial
Participials are what part of speech?
nouns
adverbs
adjectives
conjunctions
Identify the underlined phrase:
Parked by the side of the road, the patrolman waited for speeders.
infinitive phrase
participial phrase
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
I wasn't sure how to get to the restaurant.
prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
appositive phrase
infinitive phrase
All Mike wants to do on the weekend is wash his car.
prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
appositive phrase
infinitive phrase
Reading the directions, Paul was able to repair the DVD player.
prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
appositive phrase
infinitive phrase
Bob wants to live close to where he works.
prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
appositive phrase
infinitive phrase
Bothered by the constant noise, Sarah changed seats.
prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
appositive phrase
infinitive phrase
Laughing hysterically, my sister and her friends watched the movie.
prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
appositive phrase
infinitive phrase
Martha and Quentin were members of the same club for three years.
prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
appositive phrase
infinitive phrase
Plants need to have water in order to survive.
prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
appositive phrase
infinitive phrase
The children could not wait to go to the play.
prepositional phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
appositive phrase
infinitive phrase
1.Facing high school standards, students realized they hadn't worked hard enough in middle school.
Infinitive Phrase
Gerund Phrase
Participial Phrase
4.To be truly successful is to be true to yourself and to the highest principles of honor
Infinitive Phrase
Gerund Phrase
Participial Phrase
5.I am expected to do the dishes at his house every night.
Infinitive Phrase
Gerund Phrase
Participial Phrase
7.The student left in charge of the class couldn’t control his classmates.
Infinitive Phrase
Gerund Phrase
Participial Phrase
8.The president wants to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
Infinitive Phrase
Gerund Phrase
Participial Phrase
9.Getting up at five, we got an early start.
Infinitive Phrase
Gerund Phrase
Participial Phrase
10.Gathering my courage, I asked the teacher for help with my schoolwork.
Infinitive Phrase
Gerund Phrase
Participial Phrase
15.Jumping up and down, the cheerleaders urged the team on and got the fans to their feet.
Infinitive Phrase
Gerund Phrase
Participial Phrase
An infinitive phrase...
Always contains to+verb
Always begins with an -ing verb
Always contains a past tense verb
Can always be deleted from the sentence
A doorstop serves one main purpose, to keep the door open.
Participial (gerund) phrase
Adverb clause
Past participial phrase
Infinitive phrase
Impressed by how well he raps, I think Kendrick Lamar is one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Appositive phrase
Past participial phrase
Adjective clause
Infinitive phrase
After the final bell, Muhammad Ali won the fight.
Prepositional phrase
Past (gerund) participial phrase
Adverb clause
Inifinitive phrase
To write a great essay, you must write a variety of good sentences.
Prepositional phrase
Adverb clause
Inifinitive phrase
Past participial phrase
Adorened with diamonds and pearls, my mom's necklace was a gift from her new male friend.
Past participial phrase
Appositive phrase
Infinitive phrase
Adverb clause
Suddenly interested in stars, I asked my mom to get me a telescope for my birthday.
Infinitive phrase
Appositive phrase
Past participial phrase
Gerund phrase
What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?
To give to others is so important.
to give to others
to others
is so important
so important
What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?
My entire life I have always wanted to be a teacher.
my entire life
I have
always wanted
to be a teacher
What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?
Eating a balanced diet allows a person to keep healthy.
eating a balanced diet
balanced
allows a person
to keep healthy
The way to please your parents is by obeying at all times.
the way to please
to please your parents
by obeying
at all times
What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?
After Bobby fell to the ground, he needed to go to the hospital.
Bobby fell
to the ground
to go
to the hospital
Which of the following is an infinitive phrase?
to sing in the choir
to new heights
to a better future
to the movies
Add an infinitive phrase to the following sentence:
April bought eighty lottery tickets __________________.
with the hopes of winning.
at the local convenience store.
and gave them to her grandmother.
to increase her chances of winning.
In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve?
To smile at others brings joy to yourself.
subject
direct object
adjective
adverb
In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve?
The house to visit at Halloween is the one on the corner that hands out full-sized candy bars.
subject
direct object
adjective
adverb
To sleep is all I want to do over Spring Break.
The 2 underlined phrases are what type of verbal?
Participle
Infinitve
Gerund
A noun, adjective, or adverb made from the to- form of the verb.
Appositive phrase
Prepositional Phrase
Gerund Phrase
Infinitive Phrase
Participial Phrase
An Infinitive (to think, to dream) is not limited to a tense or time.
True
False
Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence.
Preston wants to run for office in the next election.
for office
in the next election
to run for office
Find the INFINITIVE PHRASE in the following sentence.
We tried to plant a tree in the front yard.
to plant a tree
in the front yard
We tried to plant
Identify the phrase: The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot.
gerund phrase
participial phrase
infinitive phrase
Identify the phrase: Kelvin, an aspiring comic book artist, is taking Anatomy and Physiology this semester to understand the interplay of muscle and bone in the human body.
noun phrase
infinitive phrase
participial phrase
Identify the phrase: Selena is always disobeying the speed limit.
absolute phrase
noun phrase
verb phrase
Identify the phrase: Sam will be going to the dance.
verb phrase
prepositional phrase
gerund phrase
I believe that the Gandhi represented in the play is arrogant.
GERUND
PARTICIPLE
INFINITIVE
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
APPOSITIVE
Radcliffe was impartial; however, he was manipulated by the British government to favor India.
CLAUSE
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
INFINITIVE PHRASE
GERUND PHRASE
PARTICIPIAL PHRASE
Having scored the winning goal, Christopher celebrated.
a participial phrase
a gerund phrase
an infinitive phrase
an appositive phrase.
The doctor will try to diagnose the illness.
a participial phrase
a gerund phrase
an infinitive phrase
an appositive phrase
Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:
One interesting aspect of Caribbean culture is reggae dancing.
Prepositional phrase
Infinitive phrase
Gerund phrase
Participial phrase
Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:
Enjoying the day off, many residents enjoy soccer on Sundays.
Prepositional phrase
Infinitive phrase
Gerund phrase
Participial phrase
Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:
His skills as an artist, an inventor, and a scientist enabled him to excel in many fields.
Prepositional phrase
Infinitive phrase
Gerund phrase
Participial phrase
Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:
He wrote backward in these notebooks; his writing can be read only with a mirror.
Prepositional phrase
Infinitive phrase
Gerund phrase
Participial phrase
Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:
Fascinated with the idea of flight, da Vinci made models of flying machines.
Prepositional phrase
Infinitive phrase
Gerund phrase
Participial phrase
Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:
Many of his inventions were perfected centuries later.
Prepositional phrase
Infinitive phrase
Gerund phrase
Participial phrase
Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:
You may need to review your notes and homework assignments.
Prepositional phrase
Infinitive phrase
Gerund phrase
Participial phrase
Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:
Some students find it helpful to study with a friend.
Prepositional phrase
Infinitive phrase
Gerund phrase
Participial phrase
Identify how each underlined phrase is used in each sentence:
A one-acre plot of potatoes could feed four times as many people as an acre of wheat or rye.
Prepositional phrase
Infinitive phrase
Gerund phrase
Participial phrase
Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.
“Please let me stay at home because I don’t want to go to school,” I begged.
at home
to go
to school
none
Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.
On the hair-raising ride to the haunted house, I was sure I saw something lurking in the woods.
on the hair-rising ride
to the haunted house
saw something
none
Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.
“Listen to your heart” is not very good advice.
Listen
to your heart
very good advice
none
Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.
To win the lottery, one must first play the lottery.
to win the lottery
one must first
play the lottery
none
Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.
She heard her father talking to her mother on the phone.
heard her father
talking
to her mother
none
Identify the infinitive phrase. If there is no infinitive, choose none.
“Come eat lunch,” Mom yelled as I opened the door to my room.
come eat lunch
yelled as I opened
to my room
none
What can an infinitive modify?
Verbs
Adverbs
Nouns
All of the above
Which sentence has an infinitive phrase?
My mother loves writing in her journal.
To write is the best solution for your problems.
I write in class every day.
Writing is good for you.
Which sentence has an infinitive phrase as subject?
To travel is my only objective next year.
We cannot travel next year.
Ony of my favorite things is to travel.
My mom wants to travel next week.
Which sentence has an infinitive phrase?
I have so much to do!
You don't know what to do after a test.
I have never told you what to do.
All of them.
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