HOMEWORK – SESSION 10
A. From the list of vocabulary words below, fill in the word that matches the description.
verbal
gerund
participial phrase
infinitive
dangling participle
gerund phrase
participle
split infinitive
infinitive phrase
complementary infinitive
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A verbal acting like a noun
2.
A phrase that begins with a participle and includes an object and/or modifiers
3.
The plus “to”; the verbal idea without a subject
4.
Placing a word between the “to” and verb form of an infinitive
5.
A verbal acting like an adjective
6.
An infinitive that completes the thought of another verb
7.
A phrase that begins with a gerund and includes an object and/or modifiers.
8.
Any verb form acting like a noun, adjective or adverb
9.
A phrase that begins with an infinitive and includes an object and/or modifiers.
10. A participle that appears to modify something other than the word it is
intended to modify
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B. Each of the underlined phrases in the following sentences is either a verbal phrase OR a
prepositional phrase. Identify how each of the words in the phrase is functioning.
Abbreviations:
Part – participle
Ger – gerund
Inf
– infinitive
Prep – preposition
Obj – object
Adj
– adjective
Adv – adverb
Part
Adj
Obj
Inf
Inf
Adj Obj
Prep Adj Obj
Example: The boy cleaning the kitchen wanted to dump the carrots into the trash.
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The animals eating grub worms out of the vat near the entrance to the cellar like rubbing
their noses against the cellar door.
2. Cooking the cake to perfection is more important than hurrying the process to save time.
3. The princess wearing the glass slippers enjoys being the center of attention.
4. Delicately balancing the chariot on your nose is the way to win the contest.
5. The contestant reaching the door first will be allowed to keep the animal waiting inside.
6. Standing in the pouring rain is a good way to get a cold in your nose.
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7. Reciting some challenging poems is an excellent way to develop your memory for more
demanding assignments.
8. Swimming valiantly across the pond, Leland jumped out to help the princess dragging the
ox cart.
9. The beast crouching silently beside the theater door is waiting to see the next movie.
10. Understanding the ways of dragons is required for anyone wishing to lead the battle
squad.
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©The Lukeion Project, 2015