PHRASES AND CLAUSES

A Third Nine Weeks Review

• Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they should spend their summer vacation. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they should spend their summer vacation. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

• Pauline loves to go to the beach and spend her days sunbathing. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

Pauline loves to go to the beach and spend her days sunbathing. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

• Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the log cabin up in the mountains, and he enjoys hiking in the forest. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the log cabin up in the mountains, and he enjoys hiking in the forest. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

• Pauline says there is nothing relaxing about chopping wood, swatting mosquitoes, and cooking over a woodstove. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

Pauline says there is nothing relaxing about chopping wood, swatting mosquitoes, and cooking over a woodstove. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

• Bruno dislikes sitting on the beach; he always gets a nasty sunburn. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

Bruno dislikes sitting on the beach; he always gets a nasty sunburn. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

• Bruno tends to get bored sitting on the beach, watching the waves, getting sand in his swimsuit, and reading detective novels for a week. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

Bruno tends to get bored sitting on the beach, watching the waves, getting sand in his swimsuit, and reading detective novels for a week. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

• This year, after a lengthy, noisy debate, they decided to take separate vacations. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

This year, after a lengthy, noisy debate, they decided to take separate vacations. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

• Bruno went to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and Pauline went to Cape Cod. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

Bruno went to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and Pauline went to Cape Cod. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

• Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep in constant contact on the internet. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep in constant contact on the internet. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

• Bruno took the desktop computer that he uses at work, and Pauline sits on the beach with her laptop computer, which she connects to the internet with a cellular phone. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

Bruno took the desktop computer that he uses at work, and Pauline sits on the beach with her laptop computer, which she connects to the internet with a cellular phone. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

• VERBALS

• In the sentence "John likes exercising at the YMCA" the underlined word is correctly classified as which of the following? A. participle B. gerund C. main verb D. infinitive E. auxiliary verb

In the sentence "John likes exercising at the YMCA" the underlined word is correctly classified as which of the following? A. participle B. gerund C. main verb D. infinitive E. auxiliary verb

• In the sentence "Waiting for the late bus, I decided finally to learn how to drive," the underlined word is correctly classified as which of the following? A. participle B. gerund C. main verb D. infinitive E. auxiliary verb

In the sentence "Waiting for the late bus, I decided finally to learn how to drive," the underlined word is correctly classified as which of the following? A. participle B. gerund C. main verb D. infinitive E. auxiliary verb

• In the sentence "He was eager to leave for vacation," which of the following is true? A. A participle serves as an adverb. B. An infinitive serves as an adjective. C. An infinitive serves as a direct object. D. A participle serves as an adjective. E. An infinitive serves as an adverb.

In the sentence "He was eager to leave for vacation," which of the following is true? A. A participle serves as an adverb. B. An infinitive serves as an adjective. C. An infinitive serves as a direct object. D. A participle serves as an adjective. E. An infinitive serves as an adverb.

• In the sentence "I hope to vacation in Canada next year," which of the following is true? A. A participle serves as an adverb. B. An infinitive serves as an adverb. C. An infinitive serves as a direct object. D. A participle serves as an indirect object. E. An infinitive serves as an indirect object

In the sentence "I hope to vacation in Canada next year," which of the following is true? A. A participle serves as an adverb. B. An infinitive serves as an adverb. C. An infinitive serves as a direct object. D. A participle serves as an indirect object. E. An infinitive serves as an indirect object

• What is true of the following example? "She reads the journals to watch professional trends." A. It contains a participial phrase functioning as an adjective. B. It contains a prepositional phrase functioning as an adjective. C. It contains a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverb. D. It contains an infinitive phrase functioning as an adverb. E. It contains an infinitive phrase functioning as an adjective

What is true of the following example? "She reads the journals to watch professional trends." A. It contains a participial phrase functioning as an adjective. B. It contains a prepositional phrase functioning as an adjective. C. It contains a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverb. D. It contains an infinitive phrase functioning as an adverb. E. It contains an infinitive phrase functioning as an adjective

• Which of the following sentences is prescriptively correct? A. I appreciate your taking the time to talk with me. B. I appreciate you taking the time to talk with me. C. Both of the above D. Neither of the above

Which of the following sentences is prescriptively correct? A. I appreciate your taking the time to talk with me. B. I appreciate you taking the time to talk with me. C. Both of the above D. Neither of the above

• In the sentence "John, who was hired to deal with such problems, was intending to work on the project today," the underlined element is correctly classified as which of the following? A. A clause B. A phrase C. Both of the above D. Neither of the above

In the sentence "John, who was hired to deal with such problems, was intending to work on the project today," the underlined element is correctly classified as which of the following? A. A clause B. A phrase C. Both of the above D. Neither of the above

• In the sentence "Mary, the latest person to be hired, will probably be the first person to be fired," the underlined element is correctly classified as which of the following? A. A prepositional phrase B. A participial phase C. An appositive phrase D. All of the above E. None of the above

In the sentence "Mary, the latest person to be hired, will probably be the first person to be fired," the underlined element is correctly classified as which of the following? A. A prepositional phrase B. A participial phase C. An appositive phrase D. All of the above E. None of the above

• In the sentence "My father, refusing to believe that someone had stolen his truck from our driveway, rushed out the front door to check for himself," the underlined element is correctly classified as which of the following? A. A prepositional phrase B. A participial phase C. An appositive phrase D. All of the above E. None of the above

In the sentence "My father, refusing to believe that someone had stolen his truck from our driveway, rushed out the front door to check for himself," the underlined element is correctly classified as which of the following? A. A prepositional phrase B. A participial phase C. An appositive phrase D. All of the above E. None of the above

• In the sentence "The boy on the bicycle rode through my wife's perennial garden," which of the following is true? A. A prepositional phase functions adjectivally.

B. A prepositional phrase functions adverbially

C. Both of the above D. Neither of the above

In the sentence "The boy on the bicycle rode through my wife's perennial garden," which of the following is true? A. A prepositional phase functions adjectivally. B. A prepositional phrase functions adverbially C. Both of the above D. Neither of the above