Prepostional
Participial Phrases
Gerund Phrases
Infinitive Phrases
What type of Phrase is it?
100
Find the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The Oscars made a mistake because the envelope was under the wrong name.
Under the wrong name
100
The verbs in participal phrases end in what?
ing, ed, en
100
What is a gerund phrase?
A gerund phrase has a verb that ends in "ing" and acts as a noun
100
What is an infinitive phrase?
An infinitive phrase has an unconjugated verb, or to + verb
100

To avoid burning another bag of popcorn, Antonio pressed his nose against the microwave door, sniffing suspiciously. What type of phrase is "To avoid burning another bag of popcorn"?

Infinitive

200
What is the preposition in the sentence: The Oscars made a mistake because the envelope was under the wrong name.
under
200
The participial phrase always functions as
an adjective.
200
A gerund always functions as a
noun.
200
This word normally comes before the verb in an infinitive phrase.
To
200
If a word ends in -ing, is it a gerund?
Sometimes.
300

Find the preposition:

I left the keys near my bed.

near

300
Identify the Participle Phrase The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot
trotting up to the fence
300
What does a gerund end in?
A gerund always ends in -ing.
300
The infinitive functions as these 3 parts of speech
noun, adjective, adverb
300

Is the following phrase is a gerund or participial? Searching the glove compartment, Jasmine looked for her sunglasses

Participial

400

Find the prepositional phrase:

I threw my shoes at his head.

at his head

400
Identify what the participle phrase is modifying and explain what part of speech it is. The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot
The noun horse
400
Identify the gerund phrase: Blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down is a more disastrous activity for long-haired people.
Blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down
400
What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence? "Dogs are the pet to buy for your kids."
to buy for your kids.
400

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence and is it functioning as an adjective or adverb? The superhero behind the sofa belongs to Damian

Behind the sofa-Adjective

500

Find the preposition:

All along, his textbook was sitting in his cubby.

in

500
What is the participal phrase in this sentence? Eaten by mosquitoes, we wished that we had made hotel, not campsite, reservations.
Eaten by mosquitoes
500
Find the prepositional phrase within the gerund phrase Blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down is a more disastrous activity for long-haired people.
with the car windows down
500
What does the infinitive phrase function as in this sentence: The best pet to buy for your kids is a dog.
Adjective
500
What are the two types of phrases in this sentence? The dog hid behind the couch to escape the sounds of the thunderstorm.
Infinitive and Prepostion
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