Phrases

Appositive/Appositive Phrases

100

Name the Appositive: Biscuit, Mrs. Gray's dog, is a blonde Cocker Spaniel. x4

Mrs. Gray's dog dog?

200

Appositive: Clingman's Dome, the highest point in Tennessee, is a beautiful sight.

the highest point in Tennessee

300

Appositive and Essential or Nonessential: My friend Darlene bought a new house. x3

What is Darlene and What is essential?

400

Appositive and Appositive Phrase: We will get a snack, a large bag of popcorn, to eat during the movie.

What is a large bag of popcorn (appositive phrase) and What is bag (appositive)?

500

Name the Appositive Phrase and Appositive: Judge Judy, the presiding judge on Judge Judy, has worked as a judge for thirty years.

What is the presiding judge on Judge Judy (Phrase) and what is judge (appositive)?

Infinitive/Infinitive Phrases

100

Infinitive: I want to go to the store. x4

What is to go?

200

Infinitive Verb Phrase: I want to go to the store. x 3

What is to go to the store?

300

Infinitive and its object: I love to write books.

What is to write books?

400

Infinitive Phrase and name modifiers and/or objects: Do you want to know the end of the story?

What is to know the end (object) of the story (adjective prepositional phrase)?

500

Name the infinitive and its modifiers and/or objects: Juanita was happy to find the letter in the car.

What is to find (infinitive) the letter (object) in the car (adjective prepositional phrase)?

Prepositional Phrases

100

Prepositions: Look in the drawer and take the chocolate out of it. x4

What are in and out of?

200

Prepositions: She walked down the street and enjoyed looking at the houses. x 3

What are down and at?

300

Prepositional Phrases: The girls in the car are riding to the mall with friends.

What are in the car, to the mall, and with friends?

400

Prepositional Phrases: During the winter, people stay in their homes and try to keep warm.

What are During the winter and in their homes?

500

Adjective or Adverb Prepositional Phrases: The outfit in the window is what I want to wear to the party.

What are in the window (adjective) and to the party (adverb)?

Gerund/Gerund Phrases

100

Gerund: Singing is a fun activity. x4

What is Singing?

200

Gerund: I enjoy reading. x4

What is reading?

300

Gerund Phrase: I love eating pizza.

What is eating pizza?

400

Gerund phrase: Lauren's favorite activity is dancing a jig.

What is dancing a jig?

500

Gerund as subject or Object: Airplanes are used in the mapping of large areas.

What is mapping/object?

Participle/Participle Phrases

100

Participle Phrase: Wilted flowers were removed from the vases. x5

What is wilted flowers?

200

Participle Phrases: Chirping birds are sweet to hear in the spring. x3

What is Chirping birds?

300

Participle Phrase: Dripping water is a noise that annoys me.

What is Dripping water?

400

Participle Phrase: Teasing children ran over their teacher.

What is Teasing children?

500

Participle Phrase: Janna, thinking about her new job, was very happy.

What is thinking about her new job?