| 1. You OUGHT TO GIVE UP smoking. | |
| a) | Verb phrase | b) | Adverb phrase | c) | Infinitive | d) | Prepositional phrase |
| 2. GIVING THE GIRLS A HOLIDAY will please them. | |
| a) | Participle phrase | b) | Gerund phrase | c) | Present participle. | d) | Prepositional phrase. |
| 3. I relax by SPEAKING TO A FRIEND. | |
| a) | Prepositional phrase. | b) | Gerund phrase. | c) | Present participle. | d) | Infinitive phrase. |
| 4. Her most important achievement was WINNING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. | |
| a) | Gerund phrase | b) | Predicate adjective phrase | c) | Predicate noun phrase | d) | Present participle phrase. |
| 5. George WALKING ACROSS THE STAGE almost tripped. | |
| a) | gerund phrase. | b) | Nominative absolute phrase. | c) | Present participle phrase | d) | Past participle. |
| 6. My mother BROUGHT UP nine children. | |
| a) | Prepositional phrase. | b) | Prepositional phrase used as an adverb | c) | Verb phrase | d) | Adverb phrase |
| 7. Eskimos ARE USED TO snow and ice. | |
| a) | Prepositional phrase. | b) | Prepositional phrase. | c) | Verb phrase. | d) | Infinitive phrase. |
| 8. Judy IN PLACE OF JASON will go. | |
| a) | Prepositional phrase. | b) | Infinitive | c) | Prepositional phrase. | d) | Participle. |
| 9. Put ice IN THE COOLER AND THE THERMOS. | |
| a) | Gerund phrase | b) | Prepositional phrase. | c) | Participle phrase. | d) | Prepositional phrase . |
| 10. HAVING FINISHED HIS BREAKFAST he felt much better. | |
| a) | Nominitive absolute phrase | b) | Past participle. | c) | Present participle . | d) | Gerund phrase. |
| 11. They scored early IN THE GAME. | |
| a) | Infinitive phrase. | b) | Participle phrase. | c) | Prepositional phrase used as adjective | d) | Prepositional phrase used as adverb |
| 12. The president resigned ON ACCOUNT OF ILLNESS. | |
| a) | Prepositional phrase used as an adjective. | b) | Prepositional phrase used as an adverb. | c) | Double prepositions. | d) | Infinitive. |
| 13. My sister wants TO GO TO THE STORE NOW | |
| a) | Prepostional phrase used as object | b) | Infinitive phrase | c) | Prepositional phrase used as adjective | d) | Participle phrase |
| 14. I see someone BREAKING INTO OUR CAR. | |
| a) | Gerund phrase | b) | Prepositional phrase | c) | Present participle phrase | d) | None of the above |
| 15. TO RESCUE THOSE PEOPLE took courage. | |
| a) | Prepositional phrase used as adjective. | b) | Infinitive phrase used as the subject. | c) | Prepositional phrase as an adverb. | d) | Infinitive phrase used as an adjective. |
| 16. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, we headed for the beach. | |
| a) | Noun phrase. | b) | Prepositional phrase. | c) | Nominative absolute phrase | d) | Present participle phrase. |
| 17. He intended TO WRITE TO ALL OF US. | |
| a) | Prepositional phrase | b) | Infinitive phrase used as an adjective | c) | Infinitive phrase used as an adverb | d) | Nominative absolute phrase. |
| 18. The old man did nothing but (TO) COMPLAIN. | |
| a) | Prepositional phrase used as an adverb | b) | Infinitive used as an object. | c) | Infinitive phrase used as an adjective. | d) | Prepositional phrase used as an adjective. |
| 19. The car went too fast for ME TO FOLLOW IT. | |
| a) | Infinitive clause. | b) | Infinitive phrase used as an adverb | c) | Prepositional phrase | d) | Infinitive phrase used as predicate nominative. |
| 20. Our goal is TO SELL TICKETS. | |
| a) | Infinitive phrase used as a predicate nominative. | b) | Infinitive phrase used as an adverb. | c) | Prepositional phrase used as an adjective. | d) | Prepositional phrase used as an adverb. |
| 21. I expected HIM TO VOTE FOR ME. | |
| a) | Prepositional phrase. | b) | Infinitive clause. | c) | Infinitive phrase. | d) | Participle phrase. |
| 22. Neither the boy nor the girl is TO BLAME FOR THE ACCIDENT. | |
| a) | Prepositional phrase used as an adverb. | b) | Infinitive phrase. | c) | Prepositional phrase used as an adjective. | d) | Infinitive. |
| 23. Mr. Douglas, A TEACHER AT THE TAVARES SCHOOL, is my uncle. | |
| a) | Infinitive phrase | b) | Participle phrase | c) | Noun phrase | d) | Nominative absolute phrase |
| 24. My doctor is visiting turkey, HIS NATIVE COUNTRY. | |
| a) | Infinitive | b) | Nominative absolute phrase | c) | Noun Phrase | d) | Gerund phrase |
| 25. George rose TO ASK A QUESTION. | |
| a) | Prepositional phrase | b) | Infinitive used as an adverb | c) | Infinitive used as the object | d) | Infinitive used as an adjective |