Identifying phrase types
10th grade (Year 11 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.9-10.1.B · England: GCSE English Language (AO6 sentence structures), A-level English Language
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Question 1
In which sentence is the part in brackets this: prepositional phrase?
- A. The cat slept [under the warm radiator].
- B. [Fixing old planes] is our neighbour's hobby.
- C. The scientist, [exhausted by the long night], fell asleep at her desk.
Question 2
What kind of phrase is in brackets? [Her hands trembling], she opened the envelope.
- A. gerund phrase
- B. appositive phrase
- C. absolute phrase
- D. participle phrase
Question 3
In which sentence is the part in brackets this: participle phrase?
- A. The scientist, [exhausted by the long night], fell asleep at her desk.
- B. I love [walking along the coast at dawn].
- C. She sprinted to the finish, [her lungs burning].
Question 4
What kind of phrase is in brackets? [Fixing old planes] is our neighbour's hobby.
- A. gerund phrase
- B. infinitive phrase
- C. participle phrase
- D. absolute phrase
Question 5
In which sentence is the part in brackets this: participle phrase?
- A. [The game over], the fans drifted home.
- B. [Built in 1890], the bridge is still in use.
- C. I love [walking along the coast at dawn].
Question 6
What kind of phrase is in brackets? She sprinted to the finish, [her lungs burning].
- A. appositive phrase
- B. participle phrase
- C. gerund phrase
- D. absolute phrase
Question 7
In which sentence is the part in brackets this: infinitive phrase?
- A. The cat slept [under the warm radiator].
- B. [Built in 1890], the bridge is still in use.
- C. [To finish on time], we skipped lunch.
Question 8
What kind of phrase is in brackets? [The game over], the fans drifted home.
- A. prepositional phrase
- B. participle phrase
- C. appositive phrase
- D. absolute phrase
Question 9
In which sentence is the part in brackets this: absolute phrase?
- A. [After the long winter], the garden burst into colour.
- B. He saved for months [to buy a telescope].
- C. [Her hands trembling], she opened the envelope.
Question 10
What kind of phrase is in brackets? [The game over], the fans drifted home.
- A. absolute phrase
- B. appositive phrase
- C. prepositional phrase
- D. participle phrase
Question 11
In which sentence is the part in brackets this: absolute phrase?
- A. [The game over], the fans drifted home.
- B. [Trembling with excitement], she opened the envelope.
- C. The cat slept [under the warm radiator].
Question 12
What kind of phrase is in brackets? [The game over], the fans drifted home.
- A. absolute phrase
- B. prepositional phrase
- C. participle phrase
- D. appositive phrase
Question 13
In which sentence is the part in brackets this: appositive phrase?
- A. The cat slept [under the warm radiator].
- B. Our neighbour, [a retired pilot], fixes old planes.
- C. The scientist, [exhausted by the long night], fell asleep at her desk.
Question 14
What kind of phrase is in brackets? [Built in 1890], the bridge is still in use.
- A. appositive phrase
- B. prepositional phrase
- C. absolute phrase
- D. participle phrase
Question 15
In which sentence is the part in brackets this: participle phrase?
- A. He saved for months [to buy a telescope].
- B. I love [walking along the coast at dawn].
- C. [Built in 1890], the bridge is still in use.
Question 16
What kind of phrase is in brackets? Mount Fuji, [Japan's highest mountain], is an active volcano.
- A. appositive phrase
- B. absolute phrase
- C. participle phrase
- D. prepositional phrase
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