Gerund and Participle Phrases
Determine whether this is a participle phrase, gerund phrase, or neither:
Caroline practiced hitting the ball over the home run fence.
What is the gerund phrase, "hitting the ball over the home run fence?"
What Mami believed vs Titi Silvia along with what Eury ends up choosing at the end of the story.
What is Mami's belief in religion vs Titi Silvia's belief in therapy & medication, and Eury's choice of a mix of both?
The word that matches the definition: uninvolved, typically through distaste.
What is aloof?
Determine if this sentence is an adjective clause, adverb clause, or noun clause: The movie, which we watched last night, was incredibly thrilling.
What is an adjective clause?
A participial phrase can have more than one ending to the word.
True
Determine whether this is a participle phrase, gerund phrase, or neither:
Molly, who loves to travel, has multiple summer trips planned.
What is neither?
Give one example of an allusion in "Never Look Back."
What is Prince, the Bible, Romeo Santos, etc.
The word that matches the definition: An outward appearance used to conceal a less pleasant reality.
What is facade?
Determine if this sentence is an adjective clause, adverb clause, or noun clause:
This invitation is for whomever wishes to read at Mass.
What is a noun clause?
Adjective clauses start with subordinating conjunction
False
Identify the word being modified by the participle phrase:
Eliza sat on her couch, watching her favorite TV show.
Who is Eliza?
Eury's internal conflict and resolution.
What is the struggle with self-worth that is resolved by the realization that Papi leaving was never Eury's fault?
The word of the day that applies to the sentence: The dangerous man who escaped from jail walked into the bank, hiding something under his coat.
What is deleterious?
Determine if this sentence is an adjective clause, adverb clause, or noun clause: Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.
What is an adverb clause?
Another definition of deleterious is being conducive toward success.
False
Determine whether this is a participle phrase, gerund phrase, or neither:
Cleaned and washed, the puppy was free of all the mud and dirt.
An example of a motif--with a page citation--in "Never Look Back" is:
(Decide if the team's answer is fit).
The word of the day that applies to the sentence: The insecure girl pretended she was sick so that she didn’t have to be seen.
What is unmoored?
Determine if this sentence is an adjective clause, adverb clause, or noun clause and determine what the italicized clause modifies or functions as : Whatever you decide will be fine with us.
What is a noun clause that functions as a subject?
A gerund is not used to modify nouns.
True (it is used as a noun)
Determine the function of the gerund phrase:
Catherine's favorite pastime is dancing to the newest hits.
What is a predicate nominative?
Give an example (with page citation) of either empathy or mood and explain--based on whichever one chosen--either the importance of empathy or how the moody scene makes you feel.
(Decide if the team's answer is fit).
The word of the day that applies to the sentence: While on her phone, the careless girl crossed the street unaware of the speeding car coming her way.
What is complacent?
Determine if this sentence is an adjective clause, adverb clause, or noun clause and determine what the italicized clause modifies or functions as : Although it was raining heavily, they decided to go hiking.
What is an adverb clause that modifies the verb, "decided?"
The french root chaloir translates to a latin form which means “to be hot”
True