Lesson 6.03 Rolling on the River

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Identify the phrase in each sentence.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.