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Parts of Speech and Types of Phrases Answers

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Which underlined phrases are infinitive phrases? Select two options.It is important to measure all ingredients by weight when you bake.Being able to bake a perfect loaf of bread is rewarding for novice bakers.Being a successful chef requires attention to detail and a lot of practice.To work in a professional kitchen, it is necessary to learn about food safety.Diced celery, carrots, and onions are the ingredients in a traditional mirepoix.

A
It is important to measure all ingredients by weight when you bake.
B
Being able to bake a perfect loaf of bread is rewarding for novice bakers.
C
Being a successful chef requires attention to detail and a lot of practice.
D
To work in a professional kitchen, it is necessary to learn about food safety.
E
Diced celery, carrots, and onions are the ingredients in a traditional mirepoix.
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The following sentence has a dangling modifier.Noticing that it had been turned over by the storm, the patio table was flipped back on its feet.Which revision corrects the error in the sentence?

A
Flipped back on its feet by the storm, Anton noticed that the patio table had been turned over.
B
The patio table was flipped back on its feet, Anton noticing that it had been turned over by the storm.
C
Noticing that the patio table had been turned over by the storm, Anton flipped it back on its feet.
D
Noticing that it had been turned over by the storm, the patio table was flipped back on its feet by Anton.
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Read the sentences.My goal when visiting Alaska is to see the northern lights. I learned that the city of Fairbanks and Denali National Park are the two best locations in the state for viewing and photographing the lights.Which phrase is an infinitive phrase?

A
my goal when visiting Alaska
B
to see the northern lights
C
two best locations in the state
D
for viewing and photographing
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Read the sentences.Alaskan brown bears are known to be fierce and protective parents. Encountering a bear and its cub could be dangerous, and hikers should be particularly cautious.Which phrase is a gerund phrase?

A
Alaskan brown bears
B
and protective parents
C
encountering a bear
D
particularly cautious
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Read the sentence.After the thunderstorm, the sky was bright, and the open barrels were brimming with rainwater.What type of phrase is the underlined phrase?

A
a gerund phrase
B
an infinitive phrase
C
a participial phrase
D
a prepositional phrase
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Read the paragraph.Attending career day this spring will be helpful to all seniors, regardless of their future plans. By talking to potential future employers, students can learn about careers they have never heard of before. They can also learn which college degrees may be the most useful to them later in life.

A
The phrase helps to conclude the text and does not add to the writing.
B
The phrase adds details to the text by summarizing the main idea.
C
The phrase adds a specific detail about time that is relevant to the text’s topic.
D
The phrase helps to introduce the text’s topic by providing a direct object.
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Read the paragraph.Neighbors are already looking forward to the grand opening of the Englewood Aquatic Center and the recreation that the center’s Olympic-sized pool will provide. With proof of address, residents will be able to sign up for discounted swimming lessons and attend weekly open swim sessions for free. The new swimming facility will take two years to build. It will be state of the art.

A
Constructing this new state-of-the-art swimming facility will take two years.
B
The two-year construction of the swimming facility will be state of the art.
C
Taking years to complete, construction of the state-of-the-art swimming facility will be complete.
D
Construction of the new swimming facility will take two years and be state of the art.
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Read the paragraph.Volunteering at the animal shelter in my neighborhood has been a very rewarding experience. I started volunteering with a good friend of mine during summer vacation last year. Volunteering at the shelter is a lot of hard work, and it isn’t always fun. Volunteers spend a lot of time cleaning out cages.

A
The phrase conveys significant interest and variety.
B
The phrase adds a specific detail about time and place.
C
The phrase acts as a noun that is the subject of the sentence.
D
The phrase adds more details by providing a direct object.
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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.

A
The grade I earned in trigonometry last year required a lot of time and effort.
B
The student council’s goal is to raise enough money for the homecoming dance.
C
Last week, construction workers began building a new fire station around the corner.
D
Generous and hardworking, the volunteers built the playground over there.
E
Sometime last summer, the fruit stand down the street was replaced with a car wash.
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Read the sentence.The teacher offered to lend me the book as often as needed.Which word does the underlined phrase modify?

A
teacher
B
lend
C
book
D
me

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