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Prepostional
Participial Phrases
Gerund Phrases
Infinitive Phrases
What type of Phrase is it?
100

Find the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

 The Oscars made a mistake because the envelope was under the wrong name.

Under the wrong name

100
The verbs in participal phrases end in what?
ing, ed, en
100

What does a gerund end in?

A gerund always ends in -ing.



100
What is an infinitive phrase?
An infinitive phrase has an unconjugated verb, or to + verb
100
To avoid burning another bag of popcorn, Brendan pressed his nose against the microwave door, sniffing suspiciously. What type of phrase is "To avoid burning another bag of popcorn"?
Infinitive
200

What is the preposition in the sentence: 

The Oscars made a mistake because the envelope was under the wrong name.

under

200
The participial phrase always functions as
an adjective.
200

BAD LUCK 

Lose 200 pts 
200
This word normally comes before the verb in an infinitive phrase.
To
200

If a word ends in -ing, is it a gerund?

Not always. Sometimes can be participial. 

300

SORRY 

YOU LOSE 300 PTS 

300

Identify the Participle Phrase:

 The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot

trotting up to the fence

300


What is a gerund phrase?



A gerund phrase has a verb that ends in "ing" and acts as a noun

300

HELP A FRIEND 

GIVE 300 PTS TO ANOTHER TEAM 

300
Is the following phrase is a gerund or participial? Searching the glove compartment, Evangeline looked for her sunglasses
Participial
400

Find the prepositional phrase in the question? 

Is she really going out with that guy?

With that guy 

400

WORST CASE SCENARIO 

LOSE ALL YOUR POINTS 

400

Identify the gerund phrase: Blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down is a more disastrous activity for long-haired people.

Blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down

400
What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence? "Dogs are the pet to buy for your kids."
to buy for your kids.
400
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence and is it functioning as an adjective or adverb? The superhero behind the sofa belongs to Sam
Behind the sofa-Adjective
500

LUCKY YOU

TAKE 500 pts from any other team 

500
What is the participal phrase in this sentence? Eaten by mosquitoes, we wished that we had made hotel, not campsite, reservations.
Eaten by mosquitoes
500
Find the prepositional phrase within the gerund phrase Blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down is a more disastrous activity for long-haired people.
with the car windows down
500

What does the infinitive phrase function as in this sentence: The best pet to buy for your kids is a dog.

Adjective

500
What are the two types of phrases in this sentence? The dog hid behind the couch to escape the sounds of the thunderstorm.
Infinitive and Prepostion