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 man running up to the car hopes that you have spare cash for dinner.
running up to the car
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 participal?
Searching the glove compartment, Evangeline looked for her sunglasses
Participal
400
The prepositional phrase functions as these 2 parts of speech
Adjective and Adverb
400
Identify what the participle phrase is modifying:
The man running up to the car hopes that you have spare cash for dinner
The noun man
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
The prepositional phrase is and it is functioning as an adjective or adverb:
The superhero toy behind the sofa belongs to Sam
Behind the sofa-Adjective
500
The following phrase functions as an adjective or adverb:
The Oscars made a mistake because the envelope was
under the wrong name.
Adjective
500
The participal phrase is:
Overtaken by flies, we hoped that they would not be on the beach tomorrow.
Overtaken by flies
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(n):
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 two sisters.