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Gerund or Participial Phrase?
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Vocabulary: Definitions First
Vocabulary: Words First
Prefixes and Suffixes
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Shouting with happiness, William celebrated his chance to interview at SunTrust.
participial phrase
100
Ron's bathroom is a disaster.
bathroom
100
This word means political forgiveness
amnesty
100
What is the definition of trivial?
Unimportant
100
This prefix means not, against, or opposite
un Examples: unhappy, unlike, unofficial
200
My dog's most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed.
gerund phrase
200
My dog, along with her seven puppies, has chewed all of the stuffing out of the sofa cushions.
My dog
200
This word means the closeness in a relationship.
intimacy
200
What is the definition of divulge?
reveal
200
This prefix means two
bi Examples: bilateral, bilingual, bicycle
300
Last night I had to sleep on the couch because I found my dog Floyd hogging the middle of the bed.
Participial phrase
300
In a small house adjacent to our backyard lives a family with ten noisy children.
family
300
This word means many
numerous
300
What is the definition of tenure?
the amount of time spent at a job
300
Name two suffixes common to adjectives.
ful, less, able, ive, al, ic, ent, ial
400
Glazed with barbecue sauce, the rack of ribs lay nestled next to a pile of sweet coleslaw.
Participial phrase
400
During his biology lab, Tommy danced on the table.
Tommy
400
Synonyms for this word include pinnacle, summit, climax, and apogee
culmination
400
What is the definition of accumulate?
gather, collect
400
What are two suffixes that adjectives and verbs have in common?
-ed and -ing
500
Explain the difference between a gerund phrase and a participial phrase.
A gerund phrase acts like a noun, but a participial phrase acts like an adjective.
500
Around the peach trees are several buzzing bumblebees.
bumblebees
500
Synonyms for this word include estimate, appraise, examine, judge
evaluate
500
What are two other words in the word family for the verb "legislate"? Name the words AND their parts of speech.
legislation (n), legislative (adj), legislatively (adv)
500
Which suffix means before?
pre- Examples: prepare, preposition