Mastering Verbals and Phrases Test

Apply the gerund phrase in the following sentence:

" (a)   is my favorite activity."

• in the ocean
• my favorite activity
• is my favorite
• Swimming in the ocean

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Which of the following sentences contains an infinitive phrase?

• She enjoys reading books.

• To win the game, you must practice daily.

• The cat sleeping on the mat is cute.

• Running is a good exercise.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Analyze the participial phrase in the sentence:

"The car parked in the driveway belongs to my neighbor."

• The car

• parked in the driveway

• belongs to my neighbor

• my neighbor

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Correct the dangling participle in the sentence:

"Walking down the street, the flowers were beautiful."

• Walking down the street, I saw the beautiful flowers.

• The flowers were beautiful, walking down the street.

• The flowers, walking down the street, were beautiful.

• Walking down the street, beautiful flowers were seen.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Convert the verbal into a different verbal in the following sentence:

"She loves to dance."

Add the correct verbal to the sentence:

" ​ (a)   is a fun activity."

• To swim
• Swimming
• Swam
• Swim

Convert the gerund in the sentence to an infinitive:

"Reading is her favorite hobby."

• To read is her favorite hobby.

• Her favorite hobby is to read.

• She loves to read as her hobby.

• To read her favorite hobby is.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Differentiate between the verbals in the sentence:

"To sing beautifully, she practices daily."

• To sing is a gerund; practices is a participle.

• To sing is an infinitive; practices is a verb.

• To sing is a participle; practices is a gerund.

• To sing is a verb; practices is an infinitive.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence:

"Jogging every morning keeps her healthy."

• every morning

• keeps her healthy

• Jogging every morning

• her healthy

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Use an infinitive phrase to complete the sentence:

"He went to the store ________."

• buying groceries

• to buy groceries

• bought groceries

• buy groceries

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CCSS.L.8.1A