Phrases Quiz
Preview:
(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
I will deliver the flowers to your house.
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive
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
‘made up my mind’ means ____________.
A. decided
B. try to do it
C. changed of mind
What is your favorite _______? (What do you do in your spare time?)
A. reading
B. answer
C. hobby
D. fun
I remember being taken to the hospital.
A. (simple) active tense
B. (simple) passive tense
C. perfect tense
D. perfect passive tense
(A Puritan woman having been convicted of adultery), would have been put to death on the town’s scaffold.
A. present
B. perfect
C. present passive
D. perfect passive
Which one is a noun phrase?
A. well done
B. cute dogs
C. surprisingly beautiful
D. very fast
The bus delivered the children safely to their homes.
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive
Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence.
For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators.
A. subject
B. object of the preposition
C. direct object
D. predicate noun
(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
The noise seemed to grow louder.
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive
I had hoped to be finished before 3:00.
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive
Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in parentheses.
When watching for witches in Salem, look closely at a person’s nose for any warts (to determine if they’re guilty.)
A. noun
B. adjective
C. adverb
I want to watch you play in your last game.
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive
having written
A. (simple) active tense
B. (simple) passive tense
C. perfect tense
D. perfect passive tense
Which one is an adverb phrase?
A. fast track
B. cute dogs
C. surprisingly beautiful
D. very fast
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
The sneaking turtle scrambled under the caravan.
The word sneaking is in the…
A. past tense.
B. present tense.
C. perfect tense.
D. future tense.
Identify the word being modified by the participle.
Jim was a trained guide for the national park.
A. Guide
B. Jim
C. Park
D. None of the above
Identify the tense of the participle or the participial phrase in parentheses.
The Scarlett Letter, (published in 1850), is still considered to be one of America’s best classics.
A. past
B. present
C. perfect
Wait, I’m confused. Can you _____ that to me please?
A. show
B. give
C. explain
D. answer
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
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
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
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