Phrases Quiz
Preview:
I will deliver the flowers to your house.
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive
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.
He complained of having been unjustly accused.
A. (simple) active tense
B. (simple) passive tense
C. perfect tense
D. perfect passive tense
being written
A. (simple) active tense
B. (simple) passive tense
C. perfect tense
D. perfect passive tense
Identify the tense of the participle or the participial phrase in parentheses.
Hester Prynne, (having sewn the the scarlet letter on her clothes), stood on the scaffolds to face her punishment.
A. past
B. present
C. perfect
writing
A. (simple) active tense
B. (simple) passive tense
C. perfect tense
D. perfect passive tense
Ali: Congratulations! You did a great job!
Shee Beng: _____________________. (accepted the praise)
A. That’s nice of you to say.
B. I’m into it!
C. I would love to.
Identify how the underlined gerund phrase is being used in the sentence:
Jessica really enjoys bothering the neighbors with loud music.
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
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:
Reading is an important skill.
A. subject
B. object of the preposition
C. direct object
D. predicate noun
Which one is an adverb phrase?
A. fast track
B. cute dogs
C. surprisingly beautiful
D. very fast
having been written
A. (simple) active tense
B. (simple) passive tense
C. perfect tense
D. perfect passive tense
Which one is a noun phrase?
A. well done
B. cute dogs
C. surprisingly beautiful
D. very fast
(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
Identify how the underlined gerund phrase is being used in the sentence:
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
A. subject
B. object of the preposition
C. direct object
D. predicate noun
I remember being taken to the hospital.
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
having written
A. (simple) active tense
B. (simple) passive tense
C. perfect tense
D. perfect passive tense
I want to watch you play in your last game.
A. prepositional phrase
B. infinitive
Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence:
Reading is an important skill.
A. subject
B. object of the preposition
C. direct object
D. predicate noun
Which one is an adjective phrase?
A. well done
B. cute dogs
C. surprisingly beautiful
D. very fast
I hate being lied to.
A. (simple) active tense
B. (simple) passive tense
C. perfect tense
D. perfect passive tense
‘made up my mind’ means ____________.
A. decided
B. try to do it
C. changed of mind
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