Lesson 5: Parts of Speech and Types of Phrases

Question 1

Use the drop-down menus to identify the underlined phrase in each sentence.

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A statue of great size stood in front of the castle.: adjectival phrase; Let’s take a photograph of the beautiful mountain.: adjectival phrase; The family who lives next door asked me to babysit for their twins.: adverbial phrase

Question 2

gerund phraseinfinitive phrase✔ participial phrase

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C: participial phrase

Question 3

✔ adjectival phraseadverbial phrase verbal phrase

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A: adjectival phrase

Question 4

Which sentence contains a phrase that adds a specific detail about time?

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D: For several months, my sister was addicted to playing tennis.

Question 5

Which revision best uses a phrase to combine the first two sentences?

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B: Deep in the forest, a storm was raging.

Question 6

The following sentence has a misplaced modifier.The team raced to the field armed with their bats, balls, and mitts to practice for the game.Which revision best corrects the error in the sentence?

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C: Armed with their bats, balls, and mitts, the team raced to the field to practice for the game.

Question 7

The following sentence has a dangling modifier.Filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air, the bicycle seemed to race faster.Which revision best corrects the error in the sentence?

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D: By filling the bicycle tires with plenty of air, Carmen found that she could race faster.

Question 8

gerund phrase✔ infinitive phraseparticipial phrase

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B: infinitive phrase

Question 9

✔ adjectival phraseadverbial phrase verbal phrase

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A: adjectival phrase

Question 10

✔ gerund phraseinfinitive phraseparticipial phrase

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A: gerund phrase

Lesson 5: Parts of Speech and Types of Phrases Answers

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