Adrienne Cook Phrases

Uncle Carlo, my uncle from Spain, will visit us in June.

• prepositional phrase

• appositive phrase

• participle phrase

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• infinitive phrase

Eating bread and muffins is my downfall.

• prepositional phrase

• appositive phrase

• participle phrase

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• infinitive phrase

Dancing the waltz is a graceful activity.

• prepositional phrase

• appositive phrase

• participle phrase

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• infinitive phrase

She likes yogurt sprinkled with granola.

• prepositional phrase

• appositive phrase

• participle phrase

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• infinitive phrase

They were dancing in the kitchen.

• prepositional phrase

• appositive phrase

• participle phrase

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• infinitive phrase

She lives in Columbus, the state capital.

• prepositional phrase

• appositive phrase

• participle phrase

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• infinitive phrase

To see the progress, you’ll have to visit the site.

• prepositional phrase

• appositive phrase

• participle phrase

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• infinitive phrase

The losers, dejected about their loss, left early.

• prepositional phrase

• appositive phrase

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• infinitive phrase

We decided to walk all the way to town.

• prepositional phrase

• appositive phrase

• participle phrase

• gerund phrase

• infinitive phrase

Select the letter of the term that identifies the use of the prepositional phrase in each sentence.

I will run in the race.

• adjective

• adverb