1. VERBALS AND APPOSITIVES PRACTICE

2. 1. THE PASSING DRIVERS YELLED AT ME AS THEY DROVE BY. A. Yelled at is a verb phrase B. Passing is a verb C. Passing is a participle D. Drove by is a participle

3. 2. HENRY SAW MRS. KARMINSKI COME IN WITH HER DOG, SNIFFING AND YIPPING AS USUAL. A. Come in is a prepositional phrase B. As usual is an infinitive phrase C. Sniffing and yipping as usual is a participial phrase D. With her dog is an appositive phrase

4. 3. THE GIRLS AND BOYS ARE GOING TO COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER TOMORROW. A. To compete against each other is an infinitive phrase B. To compete against each other is a noun C. The girls and boys is an appositive phrase D. There are no verbals in this sentence

5. 4. WATER IN MEXICO IS UNSAFE TO DRINK. A. Is unsafe is a verb phrase B. In Mexico is an appositive phrase C. Mexico is the subject of the sentence D. To drink is an infinitive

6. 5. YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GAIN AN ADVANTAGE BY USING STRATEGY. A. To gain is a participle B. An advantage is a verb phrase C. By using strategy is an appositive phrase D. Using strategy is a gerund phrase

7. 6. TWISTING AND TURNING, THE TODDLER WRIGGLED OUT OF THE BABYSITTER’S HANDS. A. Out of the babysitter’s hands is an appositive phrase B. Wriggled is a participle C. Wriggled out is a verb phrase D. Twisting and turning is a participial phrase

8. 7. TIFFANY, DISAPPOINTED WITH HER TEST SCORE, WENT TO TUTORIALS AFTER SCHOOL. A. Disappointed with her test score is a participial phrase B. Disappointed with her test score is an appositive phrase C. Disappointed with her test score is a gerund phrase D Disappointed with her test score is a verb phrase

9. 8. TO STEAL FROM SOMEONE WOULD BE THE WRONG THING TO DO. A. To steal is a noun B. To steal from someone is an infinitive C. Would be the wrong thing to do is a verb phrase D. To steal is an infinitive

10. 9. TUNES FOR BEARS TO DANCE TO, AN ALLEGORY, WAS WRITTEN BY ROBERT CORMIER. A. Was written is a participial phrase B. By Robert Cormier is an appositive phrase C. Allegory is an appositive modifying Tunes for Bears to Dance to D. Allegory is an appositive modifying Robert Cormier

11. 10. THE FINAL BELL RANG, SIGNALING THE START OF SUMMER. A. Signaling is a gerund B. Signaling the start of summer is a participial phrase C. The final bell rang is a dependent clause D. The start of summer is an appositive phrase

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