Grammar Final Semester 2

Cora has not yet decided whether to wear her costume from last year or

to stay home from the party. What is the correlative conjunctions?

• has/not

• to/wear

• whether/or

• from/the

Which correlative conjunction in this sentence:

Jaclyn has neither a sweater nor a Jacket for the walk home.

• has/neither

• sweater/jacket

• neither/nor

• for/the

Match the following in this sentence:

The cat sat on the mat.

• the verb

• on the mat

• the prepositional phrase

• The cat

• the object of the preposition (OP)

• sat

• the preposition

• the mat

• the noun having the relationship

• on

Answer explanation

The cat = the noun having the relationship

sat = the main verb the subject is doing

on = the preposition of place (where the cat is sitting)

the mat = the object of the preposition/OP (what the cat is sitting on)

on the mat = the prepositional phrase that starts with the preposition and ends with the object of the preposition/OP

Which of the following sentences includes a prepositional phrase?

• Moby is a robot.

• Moby kicked the football.

• Moby kicked the football between the goalposts.

• Moby's team made three points.

A gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a _____.

• adjective

• adverb

• verb

• noun

Identify the gerund.

Halim was punished for cheating.

• Halim

• was

• punished

• cheating

Identify the gerund.

They called her playing brilliant.

• They

• called

• playing

• brilliant

The formula for an infinitive is TO+

• noun

• verb

• adverb

• adjective

True or False: "To the doctor" is an infinitive.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an infinitive phrase?

• to sing in the choir

• to new heights

• to a better future

• to the movies