Name: ______
Appositives--Practice 1
Circle each of the following appositive phrases.
1. We visited Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love.
2. Noodles, my favorite food, is prepared in many different ways.
3. Snoopy, a famous cartoon character, makes many people laugh.
4. Take my lunch box, the one with the Cubs logo on the side.
5. Several students, Ron, Tammy and Dirk, have been selected to go to the Cubs Convention.
6. I spoke with Samantha Sosa, chief engineer for that company.
7. I like this portrait of Mark, the side view one, better.
8. Our meal, hot dogs and French fries, was delivered by a deli.
9. He chose his sister Roberta Ann as his running mate.
10. My frannyblandmier, the girkle with the turkle, wambatted the balooney into the mediagrass.
Combine each of the following sentence pairs into one, turning one of the sentences into an appositive phrase.
1.My father is a great fisherman.
My father is the mayor of this town.
2.Give this to her.
It goes to the young lady in the back row.
3. This ice cream is extremely expensive.
It is Parker's specialty.
4. Holland is a lovely country.
Holland is famous for its tulips.
Name______Appositive Phrases- Sentence
Combining
Combine each of the following sentence pairs into one sentence, making one of them an appositive phrase
1. John is the president of the Officer’s Club.
John began a fund-raising drive to help the homeless.
2. Tom Cruise is a famous actor.
Tom Cruise starred in the movie “Rain Man.”
3. My brother is the quarterback for the Miami Dolphins.
He threw four touchdown passes in last night’s game.
4. The yearbook staff made every deadline eventually.
The yearbook staff was comprised of 24 hard-working
individuals.
5. September is the month of my birthday.
September is one of the prettiest months of the year.
6. Igor mentioned that he had been to Denver.
Denver is the Mile-High City.
7. Igor also mentioned that he had been to the moon.
The moon was his favorite vacation spot.
8. The classroom was an incredibly busy place.
The classroom was a world class zoo.
9. The man with the blue suspenders is my uncle.
My uncle owns eleven McDonalds in Siberia.
10. The Bears easily defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 38-9.
The Rams are a wimpy team.
Name: ______Infinitives--Practice 1
Identify each of the following infinitives or infinitive phrases. Some sentences may not have an infinitive or infinitive phrase.
1. Cara likes to work out after school.
2. To make mistakes is human.
3. Tomorrow he is going to row his boat around the world.
4. Last summer her family planned a vacation to the beach.
5. Thousands came to see Sammy Sosa's last game.
6. To relay the news is the reporter's job.
7. I have too much work to do.
8. The squirrel went to the telephone pole and sat.
9. He wanted to get to the truth of the matter.
10. The chef likes to add special ingredients.
Name: ______Gerunds--Practice 1
Identify each of the following gerund phrases. Label whether they are being used as a subject, object of preposition, direct object or predicate noun. Write None if no gerund phrase.
If the phrase...
begins a sentence-subject
follows a preposition-object of a preposition
follows an action verb-direct object
follows a linking verb-predicate noun
1. ____ Thinking about her drove him crazy.
2. ____ He enjoyed freaking out at the movie.
3. ____ After shutting the door, he left for the night with his friend.
4. ____ His favorite competitive event was tossing the Frisbee.
5. ____ He was dreaming in the night.
6. ____ Before trying out for the team, he worked out in the weight room.
7. ____ Drambbonningatvo the mirneror is groovy buut the bravero.
8. ____ He tried writing to his congressman to resolve the problem.
9. ____ He made his way to college after studying the admissions test for hours.
10. ____ His biggest mistake was believing her word as the truth.
Write sentences according to the following instructions:
11. Use sleeping in the car as a subject.
12. Use rowing a boat as a predicate noun.
13. Use biting the dog as an object of a preposition.
14. Use throwing the hammer as a direct object.
Name: ______Identifying Gerund Phrases Practice 2
Identify the gerund phrase and identify its noun function.
1. ____ The pilot of a hang glider takes off by holding onto the glider and running down a hill.
2. ____ Holly's favorite activity is hiking in state parks.
3. ____ Thousands of spectators show their interest in golf by following pro golfers around a course in
a tournament.
4. ____ After one night of mosquito attacks, the Percivals regretted camping by the river.
5. ____ In the 1800's some miners made as much as $5,000 in a few days of panning gold.
6. ____ Flying a glider involves both launching from the end of a towline and landing.
7. ____ Running out of gas on a highway can be a horrible experience.
8. ____ Some body surfers use Styrofoam boards for riding the waves.
9. ____ Regularly going to bed late and getting up early may lead to exhaustion.
10. ____ Given the choice between hearing a story and playing a game, the children chose hearing a
story.
Write sentences with gerund phrases.
1. Use staring as a subject.
2. Use joking as a predicate nominative(noun).
3. Use driving as an object of the preposition.
4. Use whispering as a direct object.
5. Use sliding as a direct object.
Name: ______Participles--Practice 1
Identify each of the following participles or participle phrases.
1. Eating very quickly, Tom gulped down his food in order to pick up his date on time.
2. The young woman, dallying on her way to work, was late.
3. Baked by the sun, the woman turned into a beet.
4. We frantically bailed water from the basement, flooded by the broken water line.
5. David Letterman bowed to the laughing audience.
6. Soothed by the music, Linda fell asleep in the chair.
7. A motorist driving recklessly through the neighborhood was arrested.
8. Tired after the long practice, the athlete succumbed to his exhaustion.
9. Expurgating opt the bloken, the oodlebusterblonked the breep.
10. The ushers collecting the tickets directed the crowd and told them where to go.
Write sentences using each of the following as participle phrases:
11. owning a car
12. moaning with pain
13. bitten by the dog
14. directed by the policeman
Name: ______Participles--Practice 2
Identify each of the following participles or participle phrases.
1. Clapping wildly, the audience rose to its feet
2. Bored by the movie, Alex left.
3. Selected for the varsity team, Nancy was thrilled.
4. The book told about actual buried treasure in the United States.
5. Leaping several feet into the air, Andrea grabbed all their toes.
6. The doctor examining me had a bad case of halitosis.
7. Surprised, I opened the gift.
8. The young girl, wearing her emotions on her sleeve, broke into tears at the news.
9. Prederhoopen, bankled by the bird, parlayed pantihose into poopski.
10. The tailor repaired my ripped jacket in just a few minutes.
Write sentences using each of the following as participle phrases.
11. depending on his mother
12. hidden by the tree
13. overjoyed by the news
Name: ______Gerund or Participle--Practice 1
Identify the phrase(s) in the following sentences. Tell whether they are a gerund phrase or a participle phrase.
1. ____ Having won seven races, Mark Spitz took home seven Olympic medals.
2. ____ Learning to identify birds is not really difficult.
3. ____ The chapter on writing a term paper gave the students many helpful suggestions.
4. ____ The tanker exploded in the harbor, injuring many men.
5. ____ The refugees came to this country after experiencing discrimination.
6. ____ Singing to yourself or whistling aloud is an antidote for worry.
7. ____ Nancy does her work without complaining about anything.
8. ____ By mowing the neighbor's lawn, Jack earns money.
9. ____ Surrounded by mountains, the village becomes inaccessible in winter.
10. ____ The picture hanging on the wall is a Gauguin reproduction.
11. ____ He went boating on the lake.
12. ____ Hated by the children, the young boy went home in tears.
13. ____ The only activity of the day is drawing a picture of your right foot.
14. ____ Inderdained with oogle noses, the brawnsweigerclept abort the winklesmacker.
15. ____ Glauncing off the waldropcafled the broobank.
Sentence Combining
Combine the following sentences into one by changing one of the sentences into a participle phrase.
1. The tollbooth would not accept the coins.
It buzzed.
2. The soft music flows out of the restaurant.
It invites passers-by to enter.
3. The outrigger canoe sprayed water onto
the faces of the crew.
It raced along the top of the waves.
4. The telephone poles had been snapped
by the hurricane.
They hung dangerously over the road.
5. The tires were worn out.
They needed to be replaced.
Name: ______Identifying Gerund, Participle, Prepositional, and Infinitive Phrases---Practice 1
Identify the phrase(s) in the following sentences. Tell whether they are a gerund phrase, a participle phrase, a prepositional phrase, or and infinitive phrases. Each answer is worth one point.
1. After the Cubs won the World Series, all of Chicago went crazy.
2. The gerbils from Gibralter gravitated grotesquely to the gridiron.
3. Grabowski was booed after failing to catch the pass.
4. Racing to the car, he opened the door, jumped in and slammed it on his foot.
5. Jolted by the pain, he threw the car into reverse and crashed into a cement post behind him.
6. Talking to her boyfriend was the only thing that could make her happy.
7. To dream the impossible dream proved to be possible.
8. The abominable snowman built a human during summer vacation.
9. Oddly boded by the bredo, Banka breached backward before breaking.
10. Branded as a coward, Hector flew into a trembling rage.
Name: ______Identifying Gerund, Prepositional, Participle, and Infinitive Phrases—Practice 2
Identify the phrases in the following sentences. Tell whether they are a gerund phrase, a participle phrase, a prepositional phrase, or and infinitive phrases. Each answer is worth one point.
1. Frightened by the tiger, the little kitten scampered away.
2. Eating popcorn is a healthy behavior.
3. Eating popcorn, he spilled it all over his date.
4. His favorite activity is/was running across Highway 60 blindfolded.
5. He quit drinking coffee before bedtime.
6. Lurking in the dark, the mugger waited for his next victim.
7. Blinded by the light, he drove the rig into the abyss.
8. Racing after the other car proved to be a good strategy.
9. The little child, crying for his mother, had been abandoned.
10. Singing all the songs caused major headaches for the assemblage.
11. After hurting his arm, the quarterback put an ice pack on it.
12. Emboldened by the compliment, he finally developed the nerve to ask her out.
13. Slammed against the floor, the carpet rolled in pain.
14. Enburping against the marmalade, the slogmandrooped the tubicle.
15. Scarlamming toward the grantic was eglobiating.
Name: ______Verbal Phrase Practice 1
Identify the verbal or the verbal phrase in each sentence by circling it. Then identify the phrase (or word) as a gerund (G), an infinitive (I), or a participle (P). If a sentence has no verbal phrase, write 0.
1.______Careening around the corner, the car went out of control and smashed into the store.
2.______You have to love yourself before you can love another.
3.______Throughout the night came the sound of a trapped animal.
4.______By doing her homework, the girl passed all of her tests.
5.______To each his own is a popular saying.
6.______Bronging on the hetty petty was iconoclastic.
7.______Nadine told me what book to read about the report of UFO’s.
8.______She wandered to the only person who could hurt her.
9.______Running out of gas can be an empty experience.
10.______Running out of gas, the runner was unable to complete the race. (2 phrases here)
11.______Her favorite event was running in the 10K.
Write a sentence using each of the phrases according to instructions.
12. singing into the microphone (gerund)______
13. joking with his friends (participle)______
14. to dream the impossible dream (infinitive)______
Continued…
Combine the following sentences using the type of phrase identified.
15.participle
The vacuum tube was invented in 1907 by Lee DeForest.
The vacuum tube paved the way for radio.
______
______
16.infinitive
She was in the shower.
She washed her hair.
______
______
17. gerund (hint: use the phrase as an object of a preposition)
She was singing the songs of the nurse.
She was very entertaining
______
______
18. participle (hint: use -ed form)
Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867.
Alaska became a state in 1959.
______
______
19. infinitive
She wanted steak for dinner.
She showed how she was a gourmet cook.
______
______
Name: ______Phrase, Dependent Clause, Independent Clause--Practice 1
Tell whether the following groups of words are phrases, dependent clauses or independent clauses.
**REMINDER:S/V PairEnd Punctuation
Phrasesnono
Dependent Clause yesno
Independent Clause: yesyes
1. _____we chose one way
2. _____with a variety of steps
3. _____whenever Angelo gets to school
4. _____stuck to his face
5. _____escaped through a hole in the fence
6. _____ because she never knew his name
7. _____that you didn't do as well
8. _____days passed
9. _____which I had mailed
10. _____forgetting about him was easy
11. _____forgetting about her
12. _____Chicago Cubs, ninety-eight will be
great
13. _____ hoped to be rescued
14. _____estaerhausbraddled avec svirdledink
och the glosterhaurs
15. _____figure that one out
Write the following sentences.
16. Write a DC beginning with the word before.
17. Write an IC using dirt as the subject.
18. Write a phrase using ended.
Name: ______Phrase, Dependent Clause, Independent Clause--Practice 2
Tell whether the following groups of words are phrases, dependent clauses or independent clauses.
**REMINDER:S/V PairEnd Punctuation
Phrasesnono
Dependent Clause yesno
Independent Clause: yesyes
1. ____ on his daily morning walk
2. ____ who were watering their lawns
3. ____ when I heard the siren sound
4. ____ before I could react
5. ____ not knowing these underpaid men
6. ____ as she walked down a secluded street
7. ____ the car careening around the corner
8. ____ waiting for the results
9. ____ to go and try it
10. ____ toward the end of the day
Write the following sentences.
21. Write a DC beginning with the word because.
22. Write an IC using sleep as the subject.
23. Write a phrase using defended.
11. ____ run for daylight
12. ____ until my parents came home
13. ____ after a while of struggling
14. ____ to my surprise
15. ____ how much he enjoys them
16. ____ ending the day before it began
17. ____ to dodge the tag
18. ____ the groupies arriving at the concert
19. ____ around the house and into the woods
after the cat
20. ____ go girl
Name: ______Complex--Practice 1
Tell whether the following sentences are simple or complex.
1. ____ The people rejoiced when the wicked old witch died.
2. ____ When the people rejoiced, the wicked old witch died.
3. ____ A junior high school should provide students with the necessary skills for high school.
4. ____ We may present a play if the group is willing.
5. ____ Different novels on the same theme were read and discussed in class.
6. ____ The scarecrow lacked the brains for abstract thinking.
7. ____ Running toward the accident, he screamed for help.
8. ____ Beaten by the home team, the visitors left the school.
9. ____ Our school is a model of academic excellence.
10. ____ Students admire teachers who know their apples and oranges.
11. ____ A group of teenagers cavorted about the swimming pool in front of the tourists.
12. ____ The lion could not frighten a tiny dog because the huge beast lacked courage.
13. ____ The class will answer questions after the book is finished.
14. ____ Boys and girls who attend this school take pride in its traditions.
15. ____ Jack stayed after school because he needed help on his English.
16. ____ What a good idea Jack had!
17. ____ Most of the teenagers do the best they can.
18. ____ The captain of the debate team led the debaters to victory.
19. ____ The teacher read the poem for her birds.
20. ____ Blinded by the light, the house shook in the middle of the night.
Name: ______SIMPLE, COMPLEX, COMPOUND-Practice 1
Identify each of the following word groups as simple, compound or complex.
1. ____ Into each life a little rain must fall.
2. ____ If you'd walk around in my skin for a while, you'd understand my point of view.
3. ____ The man who knew the truth was unavailable for comment.
4. ____ Mary Sue went to the Bulls game and cheered for Dennis Rodman.
5. ____ Don't try to eat, run, and talk at the same time.
6. ____ I'd go to the movie with you, but the review wasn't very good.
7. ____ Before you go around screaming your head off, you'd better settle down.
8. ____ Even if the Bears win, their season is over.
9. ____ Into the woods ran the wolf with a collar around his neck.
10. ____ Yelling at the top of his lungs, the bird tried to get their attention.
11. ____ With their engines racing, the cars waited at the starting line.
12. ____ He knew about her from the start; she was too perfect to be true.
13. ____ The cat didn't have a chance because the dog was just too quick.
14. ____ The TV was loud, so no one heard the phone ring.
15. ____ John and Bill went to the football game and sat with their friends.
Write sentences according to the following directions. Be sure to follow all directions. Punctuate all sentences correctly.
16. Write a simple sentence using Ben Franklin as the subject.
17. Write a complex sentence using because as a subordinate conjunction in the first half of the sentence (the beginning). The dependent clause is first.
18. Write a complex sentence using if as a subordinate conjunction in the second half of the sentence. The dependent clause is second.
19. Write a compound sentence using so as a coordinate conjunction.
20. Write a compound/complex sentence.
Name: ______Simple, Complex, Compound--Practice 2
Identify each of the following word groups as simple, compound or complex.
1. ____ If Betty-Sue won't go to the dance with me, I'll just have to go alone.
2. ____ Disheartened by her lack of response, Austin decided to find Rosaline.
3. ____ I think; therefore I am.