COMPLETE VERBAL
PHRASE
PHRASE
Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type.
Listening to that lecture made me angry.
What is listening to that lecture? What is a gerund?
Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use.
Those cookies on the table must not be eaten.
What is on the table?
What is an adjective?
Locate the complete gerund or infinitive phrase and identify its noun use.
Jumping rope was the child's favorite game.
What is jumping rope?
What is the subject?
Identify the appositive.
The famous baseball player, a man known for his fast pitches, was entered into the Hall of Fame.
What is a man known for his fast pitches?
An appositive phrase may come at the ____, _____, or ____ of a sentence.
What is "beginning, middle, end".
Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type.
He stood on tiptoe to see the parade.
What is to see the parade?
What is an infinitive?
Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use.
The little girl with red hair is Jane.
What is with red hair?
What is an adjective?
Locate the complete gerund or infinitive phrase and identify its noun use.
Her motive was to keep love in the family.
What is to keep love in the family?
What is a predicate noun?
Appositive phrases consist of the ______ and its _____ which may themselves be phrases.
What is "appositive, modifiers"
Identify the appositive phrase.
Our department head, a careful reader and outspoken critic, will review the memo before it is circulated.
What is "a careful reader and outspoken critic".
Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type.
My grandfather saw the citizens of Paris celebrating the end of World War II.
What is celebrating the end of World War II.
What is a participle?
Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use.
The film was made in Spain.
What is in Spain?
What is an adverb?
Locate the complete gerund or infinitive phrase and identify its noun use.
The seal was skillful at balancing balls on his nose.
What is balancing balls on his nose?
What is the object of the preposition?
The word an appositive explains is always a ____ or a ______.
What is "noun or pronoun"
Punctuate the following sentence correctly.
John Kennedy the popular US president was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches.
What is "John Kennedy, the popular US president, was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches."
Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type.
Marching in neat rows, the band gave an impressive performance.
What is Marching in neat rows.
What is a participle?
Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use.
The man of the hour is Mr. Harvell.
What is of the hour?
What is an adjective?
Locate the complete gerund or infinitive phrase and identify its noun use.
Please stop making that noise!
What is make a noise?
What is the direct object?
Unscramble the following to create a sentence with an appositive: a. Mr. Scott b. is very nice. c. Lauren's teacher.
What is "Lauren's teacher, Mr. Scott, is very nice."
Identify the appositive phrase.
The first man on the moon has become a legend. The first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong.
What is "The first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, has become a legend."
Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type.
Disturbed by the rumor, she left the room.
What is disturbed by the rumor?
What is a participle?
Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use.
I have to attend a band meeting after school.
What is after school?
What is an adverb?
Locate the complete gerund or infinitive phrase and identify its noun use.
He opened the door after trying several keys.
What is trying several keys?
What is the object of the preposition?
An appositive is a word that is most often placed _____ another word to explain or identify it.
What is "After".
My son, the policeman, will be visiting us next week.
What is the policeman?