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Phrases and Clauses Quiz

Quiz by Katy Zakharia

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  • Q1
    1. Camping was fun until the mosquitoes found us.
    gerund clause
    adjective clause
    adverb clause
    prepositional phrase
    60s
  • Q2
    2. For Black History Month, class assignments include studying Romare Bearden’s paintings.
    gerund phrase
    participial phrase
    adverb clause
    adjective clause
    60s
  • Q3
    3. Hoping to solve the puzzle, Michel researched several subjects.
    participial phrase
    appositive phrase
    gerund phrase
    prepositional phrase
    60s
  • Q4
    4. Senator Juarez, campaigning for re-election, spoke downtown last week.
    appositive phrase
    appositive clause
    gerund phrase
    participial phrase
    60s
  • Q5
    5. Our soccer team, now district champions, left the field. 
 .
    prepositional phrase
    appositive phrase
    gerund
    appositive clause
    60s
  • Q6
    6. One of Tasha’s talents is writing poetry.
    gerund phrase as direct object
    gerund phrase as subject
    gerund phrase as predicate nominative
    gerund phrase as object of preposition
    60s
  • Q7
    7.Some really strange colors resulted from combining the paint pigments.
    gerund phrase as direct object
    gerund phrase as object of preposition
    gerund phrase as subject
    gerund phrase as predicate nominative
    60s
  • Q8
    8. Watering the plants was the last thing we did before we left the house.
    gerund phrase as object of verb
    gerund phrase as subject
    gerund phrase as predicate nominative
    gerund phrase as object of preposition
    60s
  • Q9
    9.Jimmy woke and found a rattlesnake coiled on his chest.
    prepositional phrase as direct object
    prepositional phrase as adjective
    prepositional phrase as adverb
    60s
  • Q10
    10. The light from the street lamp is beautiful to watch.
    prepositional phrase as adverb
    prepositional phrase as adjective
    infinitive phrase as noun
    60s
  • Q11
    11. The best part of the Buffalo River trip was white-water canoeing.
    participial phrase as adjective
    prepositional phrase as adverb
    prepositional phrase as adjective
    60s
  • Q12
    12. That he was safe on second seemed obvious to me.
    noun clause as predicate nominative
    noun clause as subject
    noun clause as object of preposition
    noun clause as object
    60s
  • Q13
    13. We must not act as if this is the complete picture.
    adjective clause
    noun clause
    adverb clause
    60s
  • Q14
    14. The calendar that we use today was introduced in 1582.
    noun clause
    adverb clause
    adjective clause
    60s
  • Q15
    15. Wherever the climate is hot, air rises rapidly.
    adjective clause
    adverb clause
    noun clause
    60s

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