The Woes of Verb Phrases
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100
Do you prefer green or purple grapes?
What is do prefer?
100
We played and swam at wide, sandy beaches.
What is at wide, sandy beaches; adv.?
100
Guided by wind currents, the ballon glides over the mountain.
What is "guided by wind currents?"
100
Sailors are asked to travel the seas.
What "to travel the seas?"
100
In 1990, the Cinncinati Reds, hoping to change their luck, won the World Series.?
What are "in 1990" (prep adv); "hoping to change their luck" part?
200
I am creating a model of a volcano.
What is am creating?
200
Rip Van Winkle lived in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
What are "in the Catskill Mountains (adv)" and "of New York (adj)"?
200
The atmosphere, covered by thick clouds, is almost entirely liquid hydrogen.
What is "covered by thick clouds?"
200
Susan studies for two hours to prepare for her final exam.
What is to prepare for her final exam?
200
Amelia's mother was born in Mexico City.
What are "was born (vp)"; in Mexico City (prep adv)
300
Do you like percussion instruments?
What is "do like?"
300
Marco Polo lived in Italy and explored places in China.
What are "in Italy" and "in China"; adv?
300
The hikers found a bear exhausted by the warm weather.
What is "exhausted by the warm weather?"
300
It is hard to imagine a world without ice cream?
What is "to imagine a world without ice cream?"
300
To get in shape, I jogged around the track at the gym.
What are "to get in shape" (ip); "around the track" adv; "at the gym" adv?
400
Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain.
What was born?
400
For the school's chorus concert, I will make flyers.
What is "For the school's chorus concert?" adv
400
The children, laughing at the clowns, enjoyed the circus act.
What is "laughing at the clowns?"
400
I would like to hear your side of the story.
What is "to hear your side of the story?"
400
Susan, riding her scooter, avoided a ditch at the end of the street.
What are "riding her scooter" (pp); "at the end" (adj); of the street" (adj)?
500
Sea lions can be sunburned and seasick.
What is can be?
500
In recent years, sneakers with fancy designs and bright colors have become popular in major cities.
What is "in recent years" (adv); "with fancy designs and bright colors" (adj); "in major cities" (adv)
500
In the evening, the surfer watched the sun setting in the West.
What is "setting in the West?
500
To design a computer program takes skill and effort.
What is "to design a computer program?"
500
Low tide is a marvelous time of the year to search along the sandy shore.
What are "of the year" (prep. adj); "to search along the sandy shore" (ip)?
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