Identify Phrases

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

Identify the underlined phrase:

To make coffee in the morning is a must for Mrs. Jordan's day to be a good one!

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase

• infinitive phrase

• gerund phrase

Identify the underlined phrase:

The old lantern with the glass shade was broken.

• adverb phrase

• participial phrase

• adjective phrase

• gernund phrase

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 type of verbal phrase in the following sentence: "To win the championship was their ultimate goal."

• Infinitive

• Participial

• Gerund

Answer explanation

The phrase "To win the championship" functions as a noun and is formed with the infinitive "to win." Therefore, it is classified as an infinitive phrase, making "Infinitive" the correct answer.

In the sentence "Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity," identify the type of verbal phrase.

• Infinitive

• Participial

• Gerund

Answer explanation

The phrase "Swimming in the ocean" functions as a noun, making it a gerund phrase. Gerunds are formed by adding -ing to a verb, and here, "swimming" is derived from the verb "swim." Thus, the correct answer is gerund.