Review Verbals and Phrases

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1.: The roses growing in my grandmother's garden were planted when my mother was born.
verb / verbal
2.: I think that wearing glasses makes you look smart.
verb / verbal
3.: While we were skateboarding at the park, my mother was looking for us.
verb / verbal
4.: We need to buy a new vacuum cleaner every year because my dog sheds so heavily.
verb / verbal

Directions:: Click on the verbal in each sentence. You may need to click on two words if the verbal is an infinitive.

5.: Sorted into teams, the players ran out onto the field.
6.: After he ran into the doorframe, Joshua had two black eyes and a broken nose.
7.: Eating celery burns more calories than are in the celery.
8.: You need to make your mother a birthday gift since you are broke.

Directions:: Click first on a participle then the noun it modifies. Repeat for each participle in the sentence. Don't include participles that are part of verb phrases.

9.: David's bent and broken bicycle could not be repaired after his accident.
10.: Geronimo, beaten but not broken, was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
11.: The melting chocolate needs to go in the fridge along with the refrigerated groceries.
12.: Abused and abandoned, the toys lay in the bottom of the closet.

Directions:: Click on all the words in the participial phrase(s) in each sentence.

13.: Hiking up the steep trail, the campers looked forward to their adventure.
14.: Driving cautiously, the student driver navigated the course.
15.: This pizza, cut into six slices, is just enough for our group.
16.: Absorbed by their computer, the gamers didn't hear their mother's voice.

Directions:: Identify the underlined participial phrase as restrictive or nonrestrictive. Commas have been left out on purpose.

17.: The protestors refusing to give up their struggle marched for equal voting rights for all.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
18.: Olivia playing tennis now with her father will be ready to go at six.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
19.: The crane pecking at its reflection in the car door was determined to protect its territory.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
20.: The lifeguards watching the beach are there for our safety.
restrictive / nonrestrictive

Directions:: Click on the word modified by the underlined participial phrase.

Directions:: Click on the gerund(s) in each sentence. Make sure not to click on participles used as adjectives or as part of verb phrases.

25.: After much discussion about how to get to the mall, we settled on walking.
26.: Your cooking smells delicious.
27.: Reading is a great way to make the plane ride seem shorter.
28.: Sam usually enjoys sailing.

Directions:: Click on all the words in the gerund phrase(s) in each sentence.

33.: My dog loves to chase squirrels, but has learned that it is pointless to try to catch the birds.
34.: Learning to share is an important skill most little children need to learn.
35.: My sister and I used to fight in the back seat of the car when we went on family trips.
36.: I go to Renaissance Fairs because I like to wear princess dresses.

Directions:: Click on all the words in the infinitive phrase(s) in each sentence.

Directions:: Identify each underlined verbal or verbal phrase as a participle/participial phrase, gerund/gerund phrase, or infinitive/infinitive phrase.

41.: Lining up in alphabetical order, the students went to get their school pictures taken.
participial phrase / gerund phrase / infinitive phrase
42.: Do you promise to tell the truth?
participial phrase / gerund phrase / infinitive phrase
43.: After the storm, fallen trees blocked many roads.
participle / gerund / infinitive phrase
44.: Don added walking on the treadmill to his everyday exercise routine.
participial phrase / gerund phrase / infinitive phrase

Directions:: Click on the appositive noun in each sentence. Then click the word it renames to draw an arrow.

45.: My new puppy, an Akita, is lying in the living room snoring.
46.: Amelia's favorite movies, horror movies, are too scary for me to watch.
47.: The detective, a twelve-year-old girl, managed to solve mysteries the adults couldn't.
48.: That bat, the hoary bat, looks like its back is frosted with silver.

Directions:: Click on all the words in each appositive phrase in each sentence.

49.: Hurricanes and typhoons, two kinds of cyclone, spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
50.: Augustus, Rome's first emperor, never called himself emperor.
51.: In Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho, a black and white film, chocolate syrup was used for blood.
52.: Blue whales, the largest animals on earth, were hunted almost to extinction.

Directions:: Identify the underlined appositive as restrictive or nonrestrictive. Commas have been left out on purpose.

53.: The spider a large hairy tarantula crept across my foot.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
54.: Daria's dessert a brownie topped with ice cream and hot fudge made us all envious.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
55.: Emily's dog Duchess is a rescue dog, but her dog Duke is from the pet store.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
56.: My math teacher Mrs. Harrison taught me lots of useful shortcuts.
restrictive / nonrestrictive

Directions:: Click on all the words in the absolute phrases in the sentences below.

57.: The chastised dog hung her head, spaghetti hanging from her mouth.
58.: The correct answers revealed, it was clear which team had won.
59.: The teacher distracted by the phone call, the class began fooling around.
60.: My dog, the thunderstorm having finally ended, crept cautiously out of the closet where she had been hiding.

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