Adjective phrases and clauses
Name the adjective clause that modifies a noun in this sentence: The cowboys who rode on horses were young.
Answer: Who rode on horses
What is the adverbl clause and is it modifying a verb, adjective, or an adverb in this sentence: I am hungry because I haven’t eaten all day.
Answer: Because I haven’t eaten all day (adjective)
What is the appositive in this sentence: The soccer player, Alex Morgan, plays for the U.S. women's soccer team.
Answer: Alex Morgan
What is the participial phrase in this sentence?
The dog, barking loudly, ran outside.
Answer: barking loudly
What is the appositive phrase in this sentence?
Niko, a professional hockey player, plays for the Boston Bruins.
Answer: a professional hockey player
What is the adjective phrase that modifies a noun in this sentence: The cat with three legs fell over.
Answer: With three legs
What is the adverb clause in this sentence: I will go running if you go too.
Answer: If you go too.
What is the appositive phrase in this sentence?
Ethan, a truck driver, loves his job.
Answer: a truck driver
What is the participle in this sentence? Is it a past or present participle?
Mia and I played an exciting board game.
Answer: exciting (present participle)
What is the gerund in this sentence?
Susan hates fishing.
Answer: fishing
What is the two adjective phrases in this sentence: The mat on the doorstep in front of my house got wet.
Possible answer: on the doorstep, in front of my house
What is the adverb clause and is it modifying a verb, adjective, or an adverb in this sentence: Jerry will go to the movies if Tammy comes with too.
Answer: If Tammy comes with too (verb)
What is the gerund in this sentence?
Alex likes to go biking.
Answer: biking
What is the infinitive in this sentence?
Sammy hates to sing.
Answer: to sing
What is the adjective clause in this sentence?
The teacher, whom I like very much, teaches English.
Answer: whom I like very much
Combine these two sentences with an adjective clause: My cat hasn’t eaten breakfast today. My cat was hungry.
Possible answer: My cat, which had not eaten today, was hungry.
What is the adverb phrase in this sentence: Put your books under your desk.
Answer: under your desk
What is the gerund phrase in this sentence?
Sally’s favorite activities are running, jumping, and skiing.
Answer: running, jumping, and skiing
What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence?
Anna loves to cheer loudly at soccer games.
Answer: to cheer loudly
Identify the infinitive and gerund in this sentence?
Sammy hates to play soccer, but she loves drawing.
Answer: to play (infinitive), drawing (gerund)
Combine these two sentences with an adjective clause: Alli plays softball. She plays indoor softball.
Answer: Alli plays softball that is indoors.
Is the adverb phrase, into the tree, modifying a verb, an adjective, or an adverb in this sentence?
The car crashed suddenly into the tree.
Answer: Adverb
What is the gerund in this sentence?
Later that day Bob went running.
Answer: running
What are the two infinitive phrases in this sentence?
Wade likes to jump in the foam pit; however, he likes to hang from the monkey bars the most.
Answer: to jump, to hang
What is the participle in this sentence? Is it a past or present participle?
The waterfall was beautiful with its glacial falling water.
Answer: falling (present participle)