Multiple-Choice Questions

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1. GIVING THE GIRLS A HOLIDAY will please them.
   a) Participle phrase: defining girls
   b) Gerund phrase.
   c) Present participle: defining pleases them.
   d) Prepositonal phrase.

2. I relax by SPEAKING TO A FRIEND.
   a) Prepostional phrase.
   b) Gerund phrase.
   c) Present participle phrase: Used as an object defining I relax.
   d) Infinitive phrase.

3. Her most important achievement was WINNING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
   a) Gerund phrase: Object of the sentence.
   b) Predicate adjective phrase.
   c) Predicate noun phrase.
   d) Present participle phrase.

4. George WALKING ACROSS THE STAGE almost tripped.
   a) Gerund phrase: WALKING ACROSS THE STAGE subject of the sentence.
   b) Nominative absolute phrase.
   c) Present participle phrase.
   d) Past participle.

5. My doctor is visiting Turkey, HIS NATIVE COUNTRY.
   a) Infinitive.
   b) Nominative absolute phrase.
   c) Noun phrase: Used as an appositive.
   d) Gerund phrase.

6. George rose TO ASK A QUESTION.
   a) Prepositional phrase.
   b) Infinitive: Used as an adverb.
   c) Infinitive: Used as an object of the sentence.
   d) Infinitive: Used as an adjective.

7. Judy IN PLACE OF JASON will go.
   a) Prepositional phrase : Used as an adjective.
   b) Infinitive phrase.
   c) Prepositional phrase.
   d) Participle phrase.

8. They scored early IN THE GAME.
   a) Infinitive phrase.
   b) Participle phrase.
   c) Prepositional phrase: used as an adverb defining the verb SCORED.
   d) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adverb defining early.

9. Mr. Douglas, A TEACHER AT THE TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL, is my uncle.
   a) Infinitive phrase.
   b) Participle phrase.
   c) Noun phrase.
   d) Nominitive absolute phrase.

10. I expected HIM TO VOTE FOR ME.
   a) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adverb.
   b) Infinitive clause: Object of the sentence with its special subject.
   c) Infinitive phrase: Used as an adverb modifying the verb.
   d) Participle phrase.

11. The president resigned ON ACCOUNT OF ILLNESS.
   a) Prepositional phrase: used as an adjective
   b) Prepositional phrase: used as an adverb.
   c) Double prepositions: ON and OF does not define any word in the sentence.
   d) Infinitive phrase: defining resigned

12. My sister wants TO GO TO THE STORE NOW.
   a) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adverb, defining the verb wants.
   b) Infinitive phrase:
   c) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adjective.
   d) Participle phrase: Used as an adjective.

13. Put ice IN THE COOLER AND THE THERMOS.
   a) Gerund phrase.
   b) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adjective.
   c) Participle phrase.
   d) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adverb.

14. HAVING FINISHED HIS BREAKFAST felt much better.
   a) Nominative absolute phrase.
   b) Past participle: modifying HE.
   c) Present participle: Modifying verb felt.
   d) Gerund phrase.

15. I am too busy TO GO TO THE MOVIES.
   a) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adverb modifying busy.
   b) Infinitive phrase: Used as an adjective modifying the adjective busy.
   c) Infinitive phrase: Used as a noun modifying I AM BUSY.
   d) Infinitive phrase: used as an adverb.

16. Today is the day TO BEGIN OUR WORK.
   a) Infinitive: Used as an adjective.
   b) Prepositional phrase.
   c) Predicate noun phrase of the sentence.
   d) Infinitive : Used as an adverb modifying TO DAY.

17. He intended TO WRITE TO ALL OF US.
   a) Prepositional phrase modifying verb.
   b) Infinitive phrase: Used as an adjective.
   c) Infinitive phrase: Used as an adverb.
   d) Nominative absolute phrase.

18. You OUGHT TO GIVE UP smoking.
   a) Verb phrase.
   b) Adverb phrase: UP defining verb to give.
   c) Infinitive phrase. TO GIVE defining OUGHT.
   d) Prepositional phrase: Up smoking.

19. My mother BROUGHT UP nine children.
   a) Prepositional phrase: Up with object of verb brought.
   b) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adverb.
   c) Verb phrase.
   d) Adverb phrase: Showing up or down.

20. Eskimos ARE USED TO snow and ice.
   a) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adverb.
   b) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adjective.
   c) Verb phrase.
   d) Infinitive phrase: To use.

21. The car went too fast for ME TO FOLLOW IT.
   a) Infinitive clause: Used as the object of the preposition FOR.
   b) Infinitive phrase: Used as an adverb.
   c) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adverb
   d) Infinitive phrase: Used as predicate nominative

22. Our goal is TO SELL TICKETS.
   a) Infinitive phrase: Used as predicate nominative.
   b) Infinitive phrase.
   c) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adjective.
   d) Prepositional phrase: Used as an adverb.

23. I see someone BREAKING INTO OUR CAR.
   a) Gerund phrase: object of the sentence
   b) Prepositional phrase
   c) Present Participle Phrase
   d) None of the Above

24. TO RESCUE THOSE PEOPLE took courage.
   a) Prepositional Phrase: used as an adjective describing people.
   b) Infinitive Phrase: Used as a noun phrase
   c) Preositional phrase: used as an adverb
   d) Infinitive phrase: used as an adjective describing courage.

25. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, we headed for the beach.
   a) Noun phrase: used as an appositive
   b) Past participle phrase: used as an adjective describing WE.
   c) Nominative Absolute Phrase
   d) Present participle phrase: used as an adjective describing beach.


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