Tarea 3.
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Prepositional phrases
I-Write each appositive or appositive phrase and the
noun or pronoun that is identify or explained by the
appositive.
1- The potato, a good source of Vitamin C, is a member
of the nightshade family. A good source of
vitamin C
2- An oil refinery, this plant is important to the town’s
economy. This plant
3- The novel To Kill a Mockingbird remains a favorite.
To Kill a Mockingbird
4- A valuable player, Rocco will be missed in tonight’s
playoff game. Rocco
5- The finale, five minutes of spectacular fireworks
delighted the Forth of july crowd. Five minutes of
spectacular fireworks
II-Write the prepositional phrase. For each, write the
word or words modify by the phrase. Then write
ADJ(adjective) or ADV(adverb) to identify the type of
phrase.
1- I’m carrying a pocketful of change. Of change/a
pocketful/ADJ
2- For my family, I would do almost anything. For my
family/would do/ADV
3- The ground under the front porch remains damp all
year. Under the front porch/the ground/ADJ
4- Because we were late, we stopped at a fast food
restaurant. At a fast food restaurant/stopped/ADJ
5- Across the street lives my best friend. Across the
street/live/ADV
Participle and participial phrases
III- Write the participle and participial phrases. Then
write the word or words each participle or participial
phrase modifies.
1-Newly clipped and groomed, the poodle hid under the
bed in embarrassment. Clipped and groomed/the
poodle
2-The fallen apples littered the ground. Fallen/apples
3-Dreaming of sun and surf, the three women booked
passage on a cruise ship to the tropics. Dreaming of sun
and surf/the three women.
4-After the fire, nothing was left but some charred
furniture. Left/charred furniture.
5-Maria, being a realist, spoke openly about the problem.
Been a realistic/Maria
Gerunds and gerund phrases
IV- Write the gerunds and gerund phrases. Identify the
way each is used by writing one of these labels:
subject, direct object, indirect object, object of the
preposition, predicate nominative, appositive.
1- After the rain, the child looked forward to his favorite
pastime, jumping in mud puddles. Jumping in/object of
the preposition
2- The band improved greatly by practicing every day.
Practicing/object of the preposition
3-My least favorite chore is mowing the lawn.
Mowing/direct object
4- Greta loves reading the morning paper. Reading/direct
object
5- My parents’ regimen, exercising for an hour every day
morning, keeps them physically fit. exercising/Appositive
Infinitives and infinitive phrases
V- Write the infinitives and infinitive phrases. For each,
write noun, adjective, or adverb to tell how the
infinitive or infinitive phrase is being used.
1- use a calculator to help me with difficult math
problems. To help/adjective
2-I was unable to hear in the auditorium. To
hear/adjective
3- Let me help you. To Help
4- Alias wants to go home. To go/noun
5-The team asked Bob to get the pizza. To get/noun
Verbals and appositives
VI. Identify each underlined words by writing one of
these labels: participle, gerund, infinitive, appositive.
1-Traveling along a country road, we spotted deer in the
fields. Gerund
2-The defendant refused to answer the prosecutor’s
questions. Infinitive
3-The cabin doesn’t have running water. Participle
4-Hidden away in the attic, the love lovers had
yellowed and become brittle. Participle
5-Jake plays the dulcimer, a stringed instrument.
Appositive
Absolute phrases
VII. Write each absolute phrase.
1-We wore jackets, the air being cold. The air being cold.
2-The sun having set, lights dotted the mountainside. The
sun having set.
3-His plane approaching the airport, the pilot lowered the
wheels. His plane approaching the airport.
4-Their mouths burning from the jalapeno peppers, out
friends gulped cold water. Their mouth burning from the
jalapeno peppers.
5-The students, their eyes glazed and tired, slowly filed
from the testing room. Slowly filed from the testing
room.
