Mastering Phrases and Appositives

Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform at the concert."

• My brother

• a skilled guitarist

• will perform

• at the concert

Which of the following sentences uses a gerund correctly?

• Running is my favorite way to stay fit.

• To run is my favorite way to stay fit.

• Run is my favorite way to stay fit.

• Ran is my favorite way to stay fit.

Form an infinitive phrase from the following sentence: "She wants to learn French."

• She wants

• to learn French

• learn French

• She French

Recognize the participial phrase in the following sentence: "The dog barking loudly chased the cat."

• The dog

• barking loudly

• chased the cat

• the cat

Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "The novel, a thrilling mystery, kept me up all night."

• The novel

• a thrilling mystery

• kept me

• up all night

Which sentence uses a gerund as the subject?

• Swimming is a great exercise.

• To swim is a great exercise.

• Swim is a great exercise.

• Swam is a great exercise.

Form an infinitive phrase from the following sentence: "He decided to start a new project."

• He decided

• to start a new project

• start a new project

• He project

Recognize the participial phrase in the following sentence: "The book lying on the table is mine."

• The book

• lying on the table

• is mine

• on the table

Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My friend Sarah is visiting from Canada."

• My friend

• Sarah

• is visiting

• from Canada

Which sentence uses a gerund as the object of a preposition?

• She is interested in learning Spanish.

• She is interested to learn Spanish.

• She is interested learn Spanish.

• She is interested learned Spanish.