Verbal Phrases, Prepositional Phrases, and Appositives

Find the infinitive phrase:

My little brother Joey loves to play basketball inside the house.

• Joey

• to play basketball

• inside the house

• to play basketball inside the house

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the infinitive phrase

In order to survive English 10, you must study for the weekly assessments consistently.

• to survive

• in order to survive

• to survive English 10, you must

• to survive English 10

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the prepositional phrase

Despite the rain, we decided to have an outside graduation.

• despite the rain

• to have an outside graduation

• to have

• an outside graduation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

While we were at practice, I fell on my ankle trying to block my opponent and ended up in the emergency room.

All of the following are prepositional phrases EXCEPT:

• at practice

• on my ankle

• to block my opponent

• in the emergency room

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?

In the middle of the night, I woke up to my mom asking me if I had done all my homework for English.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Find the sentence that contains an appositive phrase

• My cat's name is Harold.

• Harold is my cat.

• Harold, my cat, is old.

• Harold is old, and he's my cat.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Find the appositive phrase.

Mr. Sunshine, dejected and lonely, went to McDonald's and ordered a number 1, the Big Mac Combo, but they gave him a cheeseburger happy meal instead.

• dejected and lonely

• a number 1, the Big Mac Combo

• the Big Mac Combo

• happy meal

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

My dream, to act on Broadway, will hopefully come true once I move to New York.

"To act on Broadway" could be considered an appositive phrase.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What type of phrase is the highlighted?

To get to the Emerald City, you must follow the yellow brick road.

• infinitive

• prepositional

• appositive

• not a phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the appositive phrase:

My car, old and rusty, is a 1987 Grand Am GT.

• car

• old and rusty

• 1987 Grand Am GT

• There is no appositive phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B