Prepositional Phrase
Appositive Phrase
Simple, Compound, Complex
Participial Phrase
ALL OF THEM!!!!
100
What does a Prepositional phrase start with?
Starts with a prepositional word
100
A piano, an old upright, had been stored in the basement. What is the Appositive Phrase?
An old upright piano
100
What type of sentence is this? Jerry killed a little bug.
Simple
100
Does this Sentence have a participial Phrase? Terry, flying his new kite on a windy day, laughed his way through the park.
Yes
100
Gain or lose What type of phrase is this The insect, A LARGE ROACH, was flying.
Appositive
200
What does it end with?
A noun (an object)
200
Choose the sentence in which the appositive is correctly punctuated. a. Sheriff Redmond Whitman my grandfather, is a cattle rancher. b.Sheriff Redmond Whitman my grandfather is a cattle rancher. c.Sheriff Redmond Whitman, my grandfather is a cattle rancher. d.My grandfather, Sheriff Redmond Whitman, is a cattle rancher.
D
200
Free points
200
200
Is this a Participial Phrase? My mother dashed outside at 7:30 on the nose, remembering her car keys.
No
200
What sentence is this? The girl wants to play volleyball, but she is playing softball.
Compound
300
True or False a prepositional phrase starts with a subject
False
300
Choose the sentence in which the appositive is correctly punctuated. a.Are we reading Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Old Man and the Sea next week? b.Are we reading Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, next week? c.Are we reading Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea next week? d.Are we reading Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Old Man and the Sea, next week?
D
300
What type of sentence is this? The boy likes playing, but doesn't want to get hurt.
Compound
300
Is there a Participial Phrase in this sentence? I met my future wife, dancing at the wedding.
YES dancing at the wedding
300
Gain or Lose What is a Independent Clause?
It is a sentence that can stand by itself.
400
Free points
400
400
What is a Appositive Phrase?
An appositive phrase follows a noun or pronoun and either helps or restricts the meaning.
400
What type of Sentence is this? After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies.
Complex
400
Where is a participial phrase located in a sentence?
Middle
400
Gain or lose What is a Dependent Clause?
A sentence that can't stand alone.
500
Is AND a preposition?
No
500
Where is an appositive phrase most likely to be in a sentence?
Middle
500
What is the difference of a Compound and a Complex sentence?
Complex doesn't use a independent and a dependent clause .
500
Free
500
500
Gain or lose What did you learn?
Doesn't matter you lose 500 points.
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