Phrases in English

Gerunds act as what part of speech?

• adjectives

• adverbs

• nouns

• none of the above

Participials are what part of speech?

• nouns

• adverbs

• adjectives

• conjunctions

Which one of the words are not prepositions?

• in

• with

• on

• some

We call participial, gerunds, and infinitives verbals because...

• They are the main verbs of the sentence.

• They are verbs that act as a different part of speech.

• They are all nouns in the sentence.

• None of the above

An adverb phrase is a prepositional phrase that...

• describes a verb

• describes a noun

• describes a pronoun

An adjective phrase is a prepositional phrase that describes...

• nouns and pronouns

• verbs

• adjectives

Identify the underlined phrase:

Making my own clothes saves me money.

• adverb phrase

• participial phrase

• adjective phrase

• gerund

Identify the underlined phrase:

We could see inside the house.

• gerund phrase

• adverb phrase

• participial phrase

• infinitive phrase

Identify the underlined phrase:

Parked by the side of the road, the patrolman waited for speeders.

• adjective phrase

• gerund phrase

• appositive phrase

• participial phrase

Identify the underlined phrase:

The car, the Toyota Camry, was the best vehicle on the road.

• infinitive phrase

• appostive phrase

• gerund phrase

• adjective phrase