Phrases Quiz
Preview:
I had hoped to be finished before 3:00.
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive
Which one is a noun phrase?
A. well done
B. cute dogs
C. surprisingly beautiful
D. very fast
(John Smith having been enslaved, sold, and tortured) was a capable applicant to help settle the new world since he epitomized the virtue of perseverance.
A. present
B. perfect
C. present passive
D. perfect passive
He complained of having been unjustly accused.
A. (simple) active tense
B. (simple) passive tense
C. perfect tense
D. perfect passive tense
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
Above the trees flew a beautiful bald eagle.
A. flew a beautiful
B. bald eagle
C. above the trees
D. above the trees flew a beautiful
Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in parentheses.
If you suspected someone of committing witchcraft, there would be many tests (to determine if the person was a witch or wizard.)
A. noun
B. adjective
C. adverb
(Possessing a unique talent in sewing), Hester Prynne is able to support herself and her daughter.
A. present
B. perfect
C. present passive
D. perfect passive
‘made up my mind’ means ____________.
A. decided
B. try to do it
C. changed of mind
Select the word or words modified by the participial phrase in parentheses.
The varsity football team, (assigned to volunteer over 30 hours each nine weeks,) was helping clean up after a storm.
A. team
B. was helping
C. clean up
D. storm
Later in his life, John Smith would spend much of his time in (preparing) propaganda for the New World.
A. present
B. perfect
C. present passive
D. perfect passive
The cooked turkey was ready for Thanksgiving.
The word “cooked” is in the
A. past tense.
B. present tense.
C. perfect tense.
D. future tense.
Which one is an adverb phrase?
A. fast track
B. cute dogs
C. surprisingly beautiful
D. very fast
Identify the word being modified by the participle.
The dog wearing the red collar is very kind.
A. Dog
B. Red collar
C. Kind
D. None of the above
Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence.
The team practiced running on Friday.
A. subject
B. object of the preposition
C. direct object
D. predicate noun
The hot glue stuck to my hands.
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive
‘haven’t heard from you’ refers to _____________.
A. haven’t hear you saying something
B. didn’t hear your voice
C. didn’t receive news from you
I hate being lied to.
A. (simple) active tense
B. (simple) passive tense
C. perfect tense
D. perfect passive tense
Select the word or words modified by the participial phrase in parentheses.
(Having thoroughly prepared for their test,) students eagerly waited for the exam to be passed out.
A. students
B. waited
C. exam
D. to be passed out
having written
A. (simple) active tense
B. (simple) passive tense
C. perfect tense
D. perfect passive tense
The bus delivered the children safely to their homes.
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive
being written
A. (simple) active tense
B. (simple) passive tense
C. perfect tense
D. perfect passive tense
Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence:
Halim was punished for cheating.
A. subject
B. object of the preposition
C. direct object
D. predicate noun
I will deliver the flowers to your house.
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. “We pulled the oars through the muddy water.”
A. We pulled
B. the oars
C. through the muddy water
D. oars through
Which one is an adjective phrase?
A. well done
B. cute dogs
C. surprisingly beautiful
D. very fast