| 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. |