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Verbal Phrase

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Verbal Phrase
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Even though it looks like a verb, a participle functions to _______, like an adjective would do. 

describe

talk

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An infinitive verbal phrase can act like a _____, ______, or ______. 

a noun, an adjective, or  an adverb

a noun, a conjunction, or a preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of verbal phrase is green?
My friends and I love to watch the movie Elf.

gerund

infinitive

participial

marsupial

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of verbal phrase is green?
Buddy the Elf, hoping to find his parents, heads to New York City.

participial

infinitive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Getting up at five, we got an early start.

Infinitive Phrase

Gerund Phrase

Participial Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of phrase is Running fast?

Infinitive Phrase

Gerund Phrase

Participial Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Sitting on the bench, we watched people go about their days.

Infinitive Phrase

Gerund Phrase

Participial Phrase

Answer explanation

Participle function: adjective

Participle form: verb + ing (present) OR verb + e/ed/n/en/t etc. (past)

Participle: Sitting

Word modified: We (pronoun)

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

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