Lesson 2.03 Writing Concretely

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Phrases Multiple Choice

Identify the phrase in each sentence.

1. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence below.

   Summoning up his courage, Miguel approached the podium to give his speech.

   1. Summoning up his courage
   2. Miquel approached the podium
   3. to give his speech
   4. None of these

   Answer: a. Summoning up his courage

2. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence below.

   Stuffing the clothes in, I packed my suitcase hastily.

   1. Stuffing the clothes in
   2. I packed my suitcase
   3. hastily
   4. None of these

   Answer: a. Stuffing the clothes in

3. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence below.

   The referee, standing in the end zone, is the former coach of our soccer team.

   1. The referee
   2. standing in the end zone
   3. is the former coach
   4. of our soccer team

   Answer: b. standing in the end zone

4. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence below.

   Waiting for a ride home, Cynthia counted the number of red cars that drove by.

   1. Waiting for a ride home
   2. Cynthia counted the number
   3. of red cars
   4. that drove by

   Answer: a. Waiting for a ride home

5. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence below.

   Mr. Colvin found the missing papers rolled up inside a bottle.

   1. Mr. Colven found
   2. the missing papers
   3. rolled up inside a bottle
   4. None of these

   Answer: c. rolled up inside a bottle

6. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence below.

   Many people enjoy exercising daily.

   1. Many people
   2. enjoy
   3. exercising daily
   4. None of these

   Answer: c. exercising daily

7. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence below.

   Succeeding in school depends on hard work.

   1. Succeeding in school
   2. depends
   3. on hard work
   4. None of these

   Answer: a. Succeeding in school

8. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence below.

   Playing first base will be a real stretch for me.

   1. Playing first base
   2. will be
   3. a real stretch for me
   4. None of these

   Answer: a. Playing first base

9. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence below.

   On the way to run the relay race Reba realized that she had forgotten her lucky socks.

   1. On the way
   2. to run the relay race
   3. Reba realized
   4. that she had forgotten her lucky socks

   Answer: b. to run the relay race

10. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence below.

    Before reading the last chapter of the book, we tried to predict the ending.

    1. Before reading the last chapter
    2. of the book
    3. we tried
    4. to predict the ending

    Answer: d. to predict the ending

11. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence below.

    Our art class made several colorful kites to fly in the park.

    1. Our art class
    2. made several colorful kites
    3. to fly in the park
    4. None of these

    Answer: c. to fly in the park

12. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence below.

    Tamara is hoping to learn Spanish.

    1. Tamara
    2. is hoping
    3. to learn Spanish
    4. None of these

    Answer: c. to learn Spanish

13. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.

    Robert, my oldest brother, is seventeen years old.

    1. My oldest brother
    2. Robert
    3. is seventeen years old
    4. None of these

    Answer: a. My oldest brother

14. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.

    Carnations, the girl’s favorite flowers, were sent to her by her boyfriend.

    1. Carnations
    2. the girl’s favorite flowers
    3. were sent to her
    4. by her boyfriend

    Answer: b. the girl’s favorite flowers

15. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.

    George Washington, our country’s first president, was a good leader.

    1. George Washington
    2. our country’s first president
    3. was a good leader
    4. None of these

    Answer: a. our country’s first president

16. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.

    Juan, the boy on the blue bicycle, sits by me at school.

    1. Juan
    2. the boy on the blue bicycle
    3. sits by me
    4. at school

    Answer: b. the boy on the blue bicycle

17. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below.

    The coins fell between the cushions.

    1. The coins
    2. fell
    3. between the cushions
    4. None of these

    Answer: c. between the cushions

18. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below.

    Naomi took her lunch to the park.

    1. Naomi
    2. took her lunch
    3. to the park
    4. None of these

    Answer: c. to the park

19. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below.

    The police searched throughout the mall for the criminal.

    1. The police
    2. searched
    3. throughout the mall for the criminal
    4. None of these

    Answer: c. throughout the mall for the criminal

20. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below.

    During a thunderstorm, I like to sleep.

    1. During a thunderstorm
    2. I like
    3. to sleep
    4. None of these

    Answer: a. During a thunderstorm

If you missed two or more phrases, go back to the lesson to review and play this game again.