The preposition in the following sentence is
The Oscars made a mistake because the envelope was under the wrong name.
Under
100
The participial phrase ends in
ing, ed, en
100
What is a gerund phrase?
A gerund phrase is a phrase containing a gerund and any modifiers or complements it may have.
100
What is an infinitive phrase?
An infinitive phrase is a phrase containing an infinitive and any modifiers or complements it may have.
100
The type of phrase being used in the first part of the sentence is
To avoid burning another bag of popcorn, Brendan pressed his nose against the microwave door, sniffing suspiciously
Infinitive
200
The prepositional phrase in the following sentence is
The Oscars made a mistake because the envelope was under the wrong name.
under the wrong name
200
The participial phrase always functions as
an adjective.
200
A gerund always functions as a
noun.
200
This word normally proceeds an infinitive
To
200
If a word ends in -ing, is it a gerund?
Sometimes.
300
The part of speech and word being modified in the following sentence is
The Oscars made a mistake because the envelope was under the wrong name.
Noun-envelope
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
The following phrase is a gerund or participial?
Searching the glove compartment, Evangeline looked for her sunglasses
Participial
400
The prepositional phrase functions as these 2 parts of speech
Adjective and Adverb
400
Identify what the participle phrase is modifying
The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot
The noun hourse
400
Identify the gerund phrase
A more disastrous activity for long-haired people is blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down.
blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down
400
The infinitive phrase is
"Dogs are the pet to buy for your kids."
to buy for your kids.
400
What is the prepositional phrase and is it functioning as an adjective or adverb
The superhero behind the sofa belongs to Sam
Behind the sofa-Adjective
500
The participial phrase is
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
A more disastrous activity for long-haired people is blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down.
with the car windows down
500
The infinitive phrase functions as a
"Dogs are the pet to buy for your kids."
Adjective
500
The two types of phrases being used in the following sentence are
The worst thing to happen during the severe thunderstorm was a lightning strike that hit between the 2 sisters.