MAGFIRA ALMUTMAINNA

210502500008

CLASS A/01

EXERCISES OF PHRASES

IDENTIFYING NOUN PHRASES

Each of the following sentences has noun phrase. Identify the noun phrases!

1. A letter from my father.

2. A ticket for a concert is a concert ticket.
3. I live with my beloved daughter.

FIND THE ADJECTIVE PHRASE

Each of the following sentences has adjective phrase. Identify each one!

1. I bought a jacket with a high collar.

2. I am reading a good book about pirates.
3. The decoration on the hide was painted carefully.

IDENTIFYINGPHRASALPHRASES
Each of the following sentences has phrasal phrase. Identify the phrasal phrases!

1. Tony works out at the local gym each evening.

2. My mother takes care of my sons on Fridays.
3. The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.

IDENTIFYING PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

Each of the following sentences has one prepositional phrase. Identify the phrase, and tell whether it is
being used as an adverb or adjective.

1. I slept on the chair.(on the chair explain slept (verb) so the preposition is adverb)
2. After dinner, wash the dishes.(after dinner explain wash (verb) so the preposition is adverb)
3. The chair with the pillow is very comfortable.(with the pillow explain the chair (verb) so the
preposition is adjective)
FINDTHEINFINITIVEORINFINITIVEPHRASE
Each of the following sentences has one infinitive. Identify eachone.

1. I want to go to the movies rightnow.

2. Totellthetruthisalwaysimportant.
3. Iplanto handinmyreporttomorrow.

IDENTIFYINGPARTICIPLES
Find the
participlesandparticipialphrasesinthefollowingsentences.Somesentenceshavenoparticiples,and some
may have more than one. They may be either past or present. If you can, find the word
theparticiplemodifies.

1. Runningafterthecar (present participle phrase),thedogwasn’tquitefastenough.

2. Icouldnoteatthebakedapple(past participle phrase)becauseIlikemyapplesraw!
3. Iloveskatingon thefrozen pond.
4. Sittingonmylap (present participle phrase),mydogenjoyedthetelevision(past participle
phrase)show aboutcats.
5. Itook averydifficultmath testlastweek.
FINDTHEGERUND
Canyoufindthegerundsinthefollowingsentences?Eachsentencehasone.
Gerundsareusedasnouns,sobecarefulnottoconfuse themwith plainoldverbsending in-ing.

1. Swimminginthepoolatmyfriend’shouseismyfavoritethingto do.
2. Whileshewaswalking,sheheardyellinginthepark.
3. Iloveknittingmyownsweaters.

EXERCISESOFPUNCTUATION

USINGPERIODS
Thereare noperiodsinanyof thesesentences.Insertperiods wherenecessary.

1. Dr.L.Martin,M.D.,ismyskindoctor.
2. Mycousin,WalterHummel,Jr.,usedtoworkfortheFBI.
3. Hestands6ft. and3in.tall.

QUESTIONMARKS
Insertquestionmarksinthenecessaryplacesinthefollowing
sentences.Somesentencesmaynotneedanyquestionmarks.

1.SheaskedifIcouldgowithher tonight.

3.Didshesay“Ican’tgowith youthistime”?

5.Heasked,“Whenwillwebethere?”

SEMICOLONSANDCOLONS
Thesesentenceshavemissingcolonsandsemicolons.Putthecorrectmark(eithersemicolonorcolon)intheblank
s:

1. Myfavoriteseasoniswinter ; (semicolon)mysisterpreferssummer.
2. ThetitleofthebookisAdoptingaDog: WhichBreedIsforYou?
3. DearDepartmentChair:
4. MayorJonessaidthefollowinginhisspeech: “Ibelievethatthebestisyettocomeforthecity.”
5. IhavevisitedParis,France; Rome,Italy; andLondon,England.

PARENTHESESANDBRACKETS
1. Insertparentheses,brackets,andnecessaryperiods(andcommas)inthesesentences:
2. Youcanparkfor twohours(theparkinglotisonyourleft)ifyouhaveaparkingpass.
3. Pleaselookat[page75] thefigureof thedinosaurbottomlefttoseethecompleteskeleton.
4. ThePresidentwasquoted assaying,“They[theSenate]will meetin aspecialsessiontodiscussthenewlaws.”

HYPHENSANDDASHES
Addhyphens, endashes,andemdasheswhereneeded.Somesentencesmaybecorrectastheyare.

1. Shewasvery wellsuitedforherpositionaschiefnurse.
2. Mycathedisappearedfor eleven days-had goneallthewayovertothenextneighborhood.
3. Pleasereadtheinformationonpages68-73.(Placethecorrectmark betweenthenumbers).
4. TomBowers(1903-1969)livedinthishouse.(Placethecorrectmark betweenthenumbers).
5. Idon’tknow-perhapsyoudo-whattimetheweddingbegins.