Verbal and Appositive Phrases Quiz
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Swimming in your pool is always fun.
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
After getting good grades, I went to the beach all summer.
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
True or false?
If the appositive is important or essential to the meaning of your sentence, do not use commas to off set the appositive.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
I am expected to do the dishes at his house every night.
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
Her most important achievement was winning the national championship.
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
To be truly successful is to be true to yourself and to the highest principles of honor
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
A gerund phrase…
A. Always contains to+verb
B. Always begins with an -ing verb
C. Always contains a past tense verb
D. Can always be deleted from the sentence
My least favorite part of school is doing homework.
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
What is the appositive phrase in the following:
Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor.
A. Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter,
B. , was also an inventor.
C. Leonardo da Vinci,
D. , the great Renaissance painter,
What is the appositive phrase in the following:
In It’s a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.
A. , one of the most popular movies ever made,
B. , a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.
C. In It’s a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made,
D. In It’s a Wonderful Life,
Select all of the statements that are true about gerund phrases:
A. They will have commas
B. They function like a noun in the sentence
The college recommends sending applications early.
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
A participial phrase…
A. Always contains to+verb
B. Always begins with an -ing verb
C. Always contains a past tense verb
D. Can always be deleted from the sentence
Gathering my courage, I asked the teacher for help with my schoolwork.
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
Collecting baseball cards used to be a popular hobby.
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
What is an appositive?
A. An appositive shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.
B. An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun.
C. An appositive modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
D. An appositive is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.
Jumping up and down, the cheerleaders urged the team on and got the fans to their feet.
A. Contains a gerund phrase about the cheerleaders
B. Contains a participial phrase describing the cheerleaders
C. Contains a participial phrase describing the fans
D. Contains a participial phrase describing the team
Getting up at five, we got an early start.
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
Facing high school standards, students realized they hadn’t worked hard enough in middle school.
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
Jumping up and down, the cheerleaders urged the team on and got the fans to their feet.
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
The president wants to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
A. Infinitive Phrase
B. Gerund Phrase
C. Participial Phrase
Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive?
The Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci drew a flying machine with flapping wings around 1500.
A. Essential (or restrictive) appositive
B. Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive
An infinitive phrase…
A. Always contains to+verb
B. Always begins with an -ing verb
C. Always contains a past tense verb
D. Can always be deleted from the sentence
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