Phrases Quiz

In the sentence, "During World War I, Woodrow Wilson’s wife grazed sheep on the front lawn of the White House," how is the italicized phrase functioning?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• None of the above

In the sentence, "The plan having left an hour late, we missed our connecting flight," what is the italicized phrase?

• Participle

• Gerund

• Nominative absolute

• Infinitive

In the sentence, "The navigator traced on the map a line indicating our projected course," what is the italicized phrase?

• Gerund

• Participle

• Nominative absolute

• Prepositional

In the sentence, "Shepherds in Bangor, Wales, attach an electronic beeper to their sheep to keep track of them," how is the italicized phrase functioning?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

In the sentence, "The hardest part of the test was answering the essay question, what is the italicized phrase?

• Participle - adj

• Gerund - noun

• Infinitive - adverb

In the sentence, "John had no problem with speaking on his chosen topic for eight minutes," what is the italicized phrase?

• Prepositional

• Gerund

• Participle

• Infinitive

In the sentence, "The body temperature of a hibernating animal may drop to near freezing," what is the italicized phrase and how does it function?

• Participle - adjective

• Preposition - adverb

• Participle - noun

• Preposition - adjective

In the sentence, "Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is Japan’s leading industrial city," what is the italicized phrase?

• Participle

• Gerund

• Appositive

• None of the above

In the sentence, "A van to take the young people to camp is needed by Saturday," what is the italicized phrase and how does it function?

• Participle - adjective

• Infinitive - adjective

• Prepositional - adjective

• Infinitive - adverb

In the sentence, "Levying taxes is one of the powers delegated to Congress by the Constitution, what is the italicized phrase and how does it function?

• Present participle - adjective

• Past participle - adjective

• Prepositional - adjective

• None of the above