Parts of Speech and Types of Phrases Answers

Read the sentence.Writers use verbal phrases containing gerunds, infinitives, and participles to add variety and interest to their writing.What type of phrase is the underlined phrase in the sentence?

The following sentence has a dangling modifier.After reading the book it was based on, several key plot elements were missing from the movie.Which revision best corrects the error in this sentence?

Which underlined phrases are participial phrases? Select two options.Succeeding at tennis requires getting a lot of practice on the court.Tired from practice, the quarterback returned to the locker room.To score a goal in the last minutes of a game is a thrilling experience.The volleyball team won the match, moving on to the state tournament.Spending too much time in preparation for a match can be counterproductive.

Read the sentence.The teacher offered to lend me the book as often as needed.Which word does the underlined phrase modify?

Which underlined phrases give specific details about place? Select two options.The grade I earned in trigonometry last year required a lot of time and effort.The student council’s goal is to raise enough money for the homecoming dance.Last week, construction workers began building a new fire station around the corner.Generous and hardworking, the volunteers built the playground over there.Sometime last summer, the fruit stand down the street was replaced with a car wash.

Read the paragraph.The event lasted two days and was even more successful than we had anticipated. We washed more than one hundred cars and raised almost $1,000. Now we are well on our way to finalizing our plans—a trip to the city to see a Broadway play!