Phrases Test Review

INFINITIVE?

The Talon, Glenview's mascot, is a type of eagle.  

The water coming from the roof made about seven people fall.  PARTICIPAL?

This Halloween I will be going to Myrtle Beach for a short vacation.

I took the ring from the box and put it on.  PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE?

The teacher told the kids to stop running in the hallway.  INFINITIVE?

Asleep with nothing to do, the movie played on.  PROBLEM?

The students learned what they needed to know for the test.  SUBJECT?

Grazing in the field, I stopped my car to look at the cows.  PROBLEM?

The dishes, covered with crusty food, sat in the sink for a week.

The twinkling stars in the sky lit the way for me.  What part of speech is twinkling?

What part of speech does a gerund function as?

A group of words missing either a subject or predicate and acts as its own part of speech

Editing is always the last step in writing.

You need to really study if you want to make a good grade on the test.  PROBLEM?

As we were trick-or-treating, we ran by the pumpkins glowing in the dark.

What part of speech is a predicate?

Listening is not easy for a student.  What part of speech is listening?

I used to have a dancing ballerina toy that I slept with every night. 

A prepositional phrase begins with a _____ and ends with a _____.

A group of words that has a subject, a predicate, and makes up a complete thought

Eating in the cafeteria is not that much fun.  GERUND?

Before doing the laundry, I had to take out my trash.  GERUND?

I love to go to the beach when I am not feeling happy.  INFINITIVE PHRASE?

When I opened the box to see the glistening diamond ring, I screamed!  PARTICIPLE?

The elephant, my favorite animal, should not be used to make money in a circus.

A talent I had once was ballet dancing.  What part of speech is dancing?

I wanted to quickly eat my lunch before we had to line up.  PROBLEM?

What part of speech does a participle function as?

Mr. Jiggles ate every bit of food from the kitchen.