Participial phrase
Absolute Phrase
Gerund Phrase
Infinitive Phrase
diagram
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Participial phrase consist of a participle together with any complements and modifiers. The participial phrase functions as____________________.

What is an adjective

100

The grammatical function of an absolute phrase is to...

describe the rest of the sentence and provide detail.

100

a gerund phrase consist of......

What is gerund with a verb in -ing form. 

100

Infinitive phrase consist of

What is infinitive with a verb with "to" in front. 

100

Diagram the subject and verb Benjamin Franklin, anticipating its success, purchased interest in the Pennsylvania Gazette.

What is Benjamin Franklin/purchased

200

Identify the phrase and the word it modifies: John the Baptist, honoring the request of Jesus, baptized Him.

What is honoring the request of Jesus; John

200

An absolute phrase has two features tricks to identify it. Name one1

  • Can be made into a sentence by adding was or were as a test

  • Many begin with the words my, his, her, its, our, their (possessive pronouns)

200

The gerund functions as a

What is noun

200

The phrase may function as

What is noun, adjective or an adverb

200
Diagram the subject, verb, complement The creek always overflows its banks.
What is creek/overflows/banks
300
Identify the phrase and the word it modifies: Watching the screen closely, the radar operator saw two planes flying on an intersecting course.
What is watching the screen closely; operator and flying on an intersecting course; planes
300

Identify the phrase:

 His bag dragging on the floor, Marvin stumbled into his bedroom, alone and tired.

His bag dragging on the floor

300
Identify the phrase and tell its function: Writing your assignments in a notebook is a good practice.
What is Writing your assignments in a notebook; subject
300

Identify the phrase and tell its function: To tell people the Good News should be our desire.

What is To tell people the Good News; subject

300
diagram subject, verb, complements, phrases Earth, turning from the sun, brings night to man.
What is subj.:Earth, Verb:brings; D.O:night participial phrase: turning from the sun (under earth) prep. phrase: to man (brings)
400
identify phrase/s and the word it modifies: Moving through the brush, the hunter, injured from a fall, spotted a stick to use for a can.
What is moving through the brush; hunter injured from a fall; hunter
400

identify the phrase: Mother's face revealing her disappointment, we knew we would not be allowed to go.

What is Mother's face revealing her disappointment

400
Identify the phrase and tell its function: We enjoyed Nate's fervent singing of the National Anthem.
What is Nate's fervent singing of the National Anthem; D.O
400

Identify the phrase and tell its function: The people wanted him to speak frankly about the issue.

What is to speak frankly about the issue; d.o

400
Diagram all the sentence The youth rally was a great success, everything considered.
What is: (teacher will tell if correct)
500
Identify the phrase and the word it modifies: Shouting and screaming hysterically, Hitler hurled accusations against the British.
What is shouting and screaming hysterically; Hitler
500

Identify the phrases: Her baby having caught a cold, Mrs. Simons decided not to go out for the evening. The children disturbing her with their noise, Mary could not study for her exam.

What is Her baby having caught a cold; The children disturbing her with their noise

500

Identify the phrase and tell its function: We can protect our eyes by giving them proper rest.

What is by giving them proper res; o.p

500
Identify the phrase and tell its function: His sound advice was to practice the fundamentals daily.
What is to practice the fundamentals daily; p.n
500
Diagram the sentence: Living on the Gulf Coast, we were familiar with the snapper boats.
What is teacher will tell if correct
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