Understanding Grammar Phrases in English: Test Your Knowledge

1. WHITEBOARD REVIEW PHRASES

2. TEST STRUCTURE • I. Preps: find and Identify type (adj/adv) 5pts. • II. Parts: Find, tell what it modifies 20pts. • III. Gerunds: Find, tell function 20 pts • IV. Inf Phrase: Find, tell function 20 pts. • V. Appositives: Find, tell what it modifies 5pts • VI. ID: phrase is italicized, you tell type • VII. 4 sentences to underline phrases within phrases (like that worksheet)

3. WHITEBOARD READY?

4. Prep Phrases: Find phrase and ID Type Many of the students wore green and white on spirit day. Phrase: of the students Type: ADJ

5. Prep Phrases: Find phrase and ID Type • The ticking noise the clock makes is annoying to me when I sleep. • Phrase: to me • Type: ADV

6. Prep Phrases: Find phrase and ID Type • I caught my cats on the kitchen table. • Phrase: on the kitchen table • Type: ADV

7. Prep Phrases: Find phrase and ID Type • Many stories about Homecoming have been told this week. • Phrase: about Homecoming • Type: ADJ

8. Participial: Find and tell what it modifies • Taken for granted by most of us, paper is an essential part of our lives • Phrase: Taken for granted by most of us • Modifies: paper

9. Participial: Find and tell what it modifies • The paper used today had developed over many centuries • Phrase: used today • Modifies: paper

10. Participial: Find and tell what it modifies • A motorist driving recklessly through the town was arrested. • Phrase: driving recklessly through the town • Modifies: motorist

11. Participial: Find and tell what it modifies • Using combinations of leaves and stems, the Japanese make artful arragements. • Phrase: Using combinations of leaves and stems • Modifies: Japanese

12. Participial: Find and tell what it modifies • Fred, observing state law, switched on the car headlights as the rain began. • Phrase: observing state law • Modifies: Fred

13. Gerund: Find and tell function • Eating spinach seems a daring act today. • Gerund: Eating spinach • Function: Subject

14. Gerund: Find and tell function • People eventually started appreciating the book’s value. • Phrase: appreciating the book’s value • Function: D.O.

15. Gerund: Find and tell function • Eventually, the teacher was faced with grading all the essays. • Phrase: grading all the essays • Function: O.P.

16. Inf: Find and tell function • Bill’s goal is to become a psychiatrist someday. • Phrase: to become a psychiatrist someday • Func: Noun (pn)

17. Inf: Find and tell function • Paramedics arrived and tried to revive the victim. • Phrase: to revive the victim • Function: Noun (do)

18. Inf: Find and tell function • The team didn’t want to miss the kickoff • Phrase: to miss the kickoff • Func: ADV (what)

19. Inf: Find and tell function • The group approved the decision to offer tutoring services. • Phrase: to offer tutoring services • Func: Adj (describes decision)

20. Appositives: Find and tell what it modifies • My cat Phoenix is black and white • Phrase: Pheonix • Modifies: cat

21. App: Find and tell what it modifies • Griffin, our male cat, is a brown tabby. • Phrase: our male cat • Modifies: Griffin

22. ID Phrase Type • After completing the essay, students must turn it in to their teacher. • Gerund- OP

23. ID Phrase Type • Writing the essay for the second time, Sam learned from his previous mistakes. • Pres. Part

24. ID Phrase Type • I ride my bike to school. • Prep- ADV

25. ID Phrase Type • Reading is the best way to learn new vocabulary. • Inf