Review
Directions: Follow the instructions in each problem set below to complete the activity.
Part A: Apositives and apositive phrases
#1-24: Identify each appositive word or phrase and the noun it identifies.
1. Niagara Falls, the natural wonder in New York, is not the tallest in the country.
2. Harvard, the oldest university in the United States,is in Massachusetts.
3. My brother Jim lives in Kansas.
4. Diane Feinstein, a mayor of San Francisco, was the first woman mayor of that city.
5. The Sears Tower, one of the tallest buildings in the world, is in Chicago.
6. Scott's cousin Liz sells antique cars.
7. Leontyne Price, the opera singer, was born in Mississippi.
8. The Pilgrim's ship, the Mayflower, had a stormy voyage.
9. Tom's dog Jasmine likes to swim.
10. Dr.Miller, our family physician, is attending a convention with her husband.
11. The swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in one Olympics.
12. Fort Worth, a city in Texas, is almost midway between the Atlantic and the Pacific.
13. Aunt Lee,my father's sister, is coming to visit.
14. Mr. Diddon,coach of the hockey team, has never had a losing season.
15. Monticello, Jefferson's home, is an example of colonial architecture.
16. The inventor Thomas Edison is responsible for many electrical breakthroughs.
17. Athens, the leading city of ancient Greece, was a center of culture.
18. The Aztec king Montezuma II was captured by Cortes.
19. The boll weevil, a small beetle, causes great damage to cotton.
20. Hoover Dam,a dam in the Colorado River, took five years to build.
21. Antares, a star many times larger than the sun, is the red star in Scorpio.
22. The composer Mozart lived a short but productive life.
23. That is a copperhead, one of the four poisonous snakes found in the United States.
24. Mt. McKinley,a rugged mountain, is the tallest mountain in North America.
Part B: Gerund Phrase
#1-3: Identify the gerund phrase in each sentence.
1. Planning a party requires much thought.
2. I enjoy driving a car.
3. Climbing Pikes Peak is a wonderful experience.
#4-8: Write a gerund or gerund phrase to complete each sentence.
4. I enjoy _______________________in the woods.
5. The ___________ ______disturbed our sleep.
6. For hobbies, she likes __________and _______________.
7. ___________________is important in school.
8. Mr. Brown spends his time _________and on the farm.
Part C: Infinitive phrase
#1-4: Identify the infinitive phrase in each sentence.
1. She wants to plant a garden.
2. He forgot to mail the package.
3. We went to see the parade.
4. To score the most points is the object of the game.
#5-8: Expand each infinitive by adding an object or a modifier. Then write a sentence using the expanded phrase.
5. to cook
expanded phrase:
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6. to buy
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7. to discover
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8. to tell
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Part D: Participles and Participial Phrase
#1-4: Identify the participle or participial phrase and the word it modified in each sentence.
1. Jon saw a running deer in the forest.
2. The girl playing the flute is my sister.
3. The dedicated artist worked endlessly.
4. The truck, burdened with its heavy load, rolled slowly.
#5-8: Use each participle or participial phrase as an adjective to write a sentence.
5. whispering
6. injured
7. thinking about her new job
8. standing near the fence
