Phrases Test Review

What part of speech is a predicate?

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

What part of speech does a participle function as?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Editing is always the last step in writing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

INFINITIVE?

What part of speech does a gerund function as?