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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a participial phrase?
Letting the dough rise twice is the secret to making good bread.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a gerund phrase?
Red Adair's crew, working around the clock, was able to put out the oil refinery fire.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters an infinitive phrase?
To keep the reactor from overheating, the engineer switched on the emergency cooling system.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a gerund phrase?
Firefighters carried the frightened people from the burning building.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters an infinitive phrase?
My organization is planning a trip to a training seminar this summer.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a participial phrase?
The man, saddened by the loss of his wife, prefers to live alone.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a participial phrase?
Aiming carefully, the hunter squeezed the trigger.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a gerund phrase?
Knowing how to deal with the public is an important part of a salesperson's job.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters an infinitive phrase?
One of Bill's goals in life is eventually to own a repair shop.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a gerund phrase?
Without water, the crops dried up quickly under the heat of the scorching August sun.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a participial phrase ?
Arabian countries with large oil and natural gas deposits formed an alliance to drive up the price of their product.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a participial phrase?
Moving noiselessly, the panther stalked her prey.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters an infinitive phrase?
To the unemployed accountant, fifty dollars seemed like a lot of money.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a gerund phrase?
The key to success in any field is being willing to work hard.
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In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters an infinitive phrase?
The president tried to ease the tension between the two countries by meeting with leaders from both sides.
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The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
Presenting charts and graphs as proof, he illustrated the success of the marketing department.
gerund phrase
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The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
To sleep until noon and to fish for rainbow trout is his idea of a perfect vacation.
gerund phrase
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The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
The employees working on the assembly line voted for the new benefit program.
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The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
Cooking Italian food is his hobby.
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infinitive phrase
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The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
My brother, living in Chicago, hates cold weather.
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The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
To be sure, Mary is the most efficient person in her department.
gerund phrase
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The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
The artist painted a picture depicting a country village.
gerund phrase
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The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
Having been transferred, he closed all of his charge accounts and his bank accounts.
gerund phrase
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The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
The supervisor wanted to complete the job by five o'clock.
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The phrase in bold letters is a(n) _______.
Selecting a vocation is a major decision.
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
participial phrase
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