Quiz for Lessons 241 - 245 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals Review

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Instructions: Using all the knowledge learned in the previous lessons, find the verbs (v), subjects (subj), predicate nominatives (pn), direct objects (do), appositives (app), nouns of address (na), adjectives (adj), predicate adjectives (pa), adverbs (adv), prepositions (prep), objects of the preposition (op), prepositional phrases (p ph), indirect objects (io), objective complements (oc), conjunctions (c), and verbals in the following sentences.

 

If the word is a verbal, tell whether it is a gerund, participle, noun infinitive, adjective infinitive, or adverb infinitive.  If there are any adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, verbals, or verbal phrases then tell what word they modify.

 

Example: 

The actors performed there to entertain and to be seen.

(performed - v; actors - subj; the - adj modifying actors; there - adv modifying performed; to entertain/to be seen - vbl (adv infinitives) modifying performed; and - c)

1. Are you too important to help the poor?

2. The crying child had upset everyone in the room.

3. He jumped across the gap without knowing the distance.

4. Exercising is good for everyone.

5. Jeff loves to dance constantly.

6. Teasing by your friends is hard to take.

7. Fearing reprisal, the people fled from the city.

8. Eating out is the thing to do tonight.

9. I don't know whether to tell him or to keep quiet.

10. Our next job, to run to the store, should be done quickly.

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Answers:

1. are - v; you - subj; important - pa modifying you; too - adv modifying important; to help - vbl (adverb infinitive); to help the poor - adverb infinitive phrase modifying important; poor - do to to help; the - adj modifying poor

2. had upset - v; child - subj; the - adj modifying child; crying - vbl (participle) modifying child; everyone - do; in - prep; room - op; the - adj modifying room; in the room - p ph modifying everyone

3. jumped - v; he - subj; across - prep; gap - op; the - adj modifying gap; across the gap - p ph modifying jumped; without knowing the distance - p ph modifying jumped; without - prep; knowing - vbl (gerund); knowing the distance - gerund phrase used as the object of the preposition; distance - do to knowing; the - adj modifying distance

4. is - verb; exercising - vbl (gerund) used as the subject; good - pa modifying exercising; for - prep; everyone - op; for everyone - p ph modifying good

5. loves - v; Jeff - subj; to dance - vbl (noun infinitive); to dance constantly - noun infinitive phrase used as a direct object; constantly - adv modifying to dance

6. is - v; teasing - vbl (gerund); teasing by your friends - gerund phrase used as the subject; by your friends - p ph modifying teasing; by - prep; friends - op; your - adj modifying friends; hard - pa modifying teasing; to take - vbl (adverb infinitive) modifying hard

7. fled - v; people - subj; the - adj modifying people; fearing - (vbl) participal; fearing reprisal - participial phrase modifying people; reprisal - do to fearing; from - prep; city - op; the - adj modifying city; from the city - p ph modifying fled

 

8. is - v; eating - vbl (gerund); eating out - gerund phrase used as a subject; out - adv modifying eating; thing - pn; the - adj modifying thing; to do - vbl (adjective infinitive); to do tonight - adjective infinitive phrase modifying thing; tonight - adv modifying to do

9. do know - v; I = subj; n't - adv modifying do know; whether/or - correlative conjunction; to tell/to keep - vbl (noun infinitive); to tell him/to keep quiet - noun infinitive phrases used as direct objects; him - do to to tell; quiet - adv modifying to keep

10. should be done - v; job = subj; our/next = adj modifying job; to run - vbl (noun infinitive); to run to the store - noun infinitive phrase used as an appositive; to - prep; store - op; the - adj modifying store; to the store - p ph modifying to run; quickly - adv modifying should be done

 

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Lesson 245 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals Review

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Instructions: Using all the knowledge learned in the previous lessons, find the verbs (v), subjects (subj), predicate nominatives (pn), direct objects (do), appositives (app), nouns of address (na), adjectives (adj), predicate adjectives (pa), adverbs (adv), prepositions (prep), objects of the preposition (op), prepositional phrases (p ph), indirect objects (io), objective complements (oc), conjunctions (c), and verbals in the following sentences.

 

If the word is a verbal, tell whether it is a gerund, participle, noun infinitive, adjective infinitive, or adverb infinitive.  If there are any adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, verbals, or verbal phrases then tell what word they modify.

 

Example: 

The actors performed there to entertain and to be seen.

(performed - v; actors - subj; the - adj modifying actors; there - adv modifying performed; to entertain/to be seen - vbl (adv infinitives) modifying performed; and - c)

1. The rules are hard to remember.

2. Carl hopes to have enough time this week.

3. The President favors spending more money for welfare.

4. The destroyed room left no clues for the police.

5. I saw her trying to save the drowning cat.

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Answers:

1. are - v; rules - subj; the - adj modifying rules; hard - pa modifying rules; to remember - vbl (adverb infinitive) modifying hard

2. hopes - v; Carl - subj; to have - vbl (noun infinitive); to have enough time this week - noun infinitive phrase used as a direct object; time - do to to have; enough - adj modifying time; week - adv modifying to have; this - adj modifying week

3. favors - v; President - subj; the - adj modifying President; spending - vbl (gerund); spending more money for welfare - gerund phrase used as direct object, money - do to spending; more - adj modifying money; for - prep; welfare - op; for welfare = p ph modifying spending

4. left - v; room - subj; the - adj modifying room; destroyed - vbl (participle) modifying room; clues - do, no - adj modifying clues; for - prep; police - op; the - adj modifying police; for the police -
p ph modifying clues

5. saw - v; I - subj; her - do; trying - vbl (participle) used as an object compliment; to save - vbl (noun infinitive); to save the drowning cat - noun infinitive phrase used as a direct object to trying; cat - do to to save; the - adj modifying cat; drowning - vbl (participle) modifying cat

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Lesson 244 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals Review

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Instructions: Using all the knowledge learned in the previous lessons, find the verbs (v), subjects (subj), predicate nominatives (pn), direct objects (do), appositives (app), nouns of address (na), adjectives (adj), predicate adjectives (pa), adverbs (adv), prepositions (prep), objects of the preposition (op), prepositional phrases (p ph), indirect objects (io), objective complements (oc), conjunctions (c), and verbals in the following sentences.

 

If the word is a verbal, tell whether it is a gerund, participle, noun infinitive, adjective infinitive, or adverb infinitive.  If there are any adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, verbals, or verbal phrases then tell what word they modify.

 

Example: 

The actors performed there to entertain and to be seen.

(performed - v; actors - subj; the - adj modifying actors; there - adv modifying performed; to entertain/to be seen - vbl (adv infinitives) modifying performed; and - c)

1. The ricocheting car flew through the wall of the house.

2. Go to the thesaurus to find a better word.

3. This computer program is difficult to understand and follow.

4. Have you tried writing a letter to him?

5. Harold's chief interests are gambling and spending money.

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Answers:

1. flew = verb, car = subject, the = adjective modifying car, ricocheting = participle modifying car, through the wall = prepositional phrase modifying flew, through = preposition, wall = object of the preposition, the = adjective modifying wall, of the house = prepositional phrase modifying wall, of = preposition, house = object of the preposition, the = adjective modifying house

2. go = verb, (you) = subject, to the thesaurus = prepositional phrase modifying go, to = preposition, thesaurus = object of the preposition, the = adjective modifying thesaurus, to find a better word = adverb infinitive phrase modifying go, word = direct object to the verbal to find, a/better = adjectives modifying word

3. is = verb, program = subject, this/computer = adjectives modifying program, difficult = predicate adjective modifying program, to understand/(to) follow = adverb infinitives modifying difficult, and = conjunction

4. have tried = verb, you = subject, writing a letter to him = gerund phrase used as direct object, letter = direct object to the verbal writing, a = adjective modifying letter, to him = prepositional phrase modifying writing, to = preposition, him = object of the preposition

5. are = verb, interests = subject, Harold's/chief = adjectives modifying interests, gambling/spending money = gerund and a gerund phrase used as predicate nominatives, money = direct object to verbal spending, and = conjunction

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Lesson 243 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals Review

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Instructions: Using all the knowledge learned in the previous lessons, find the verbs (v), subjects (subj), predicate nominatives (pn), direct objects (do), appositives (app), nouns of address (na), adjectives (adj), predicate adjectives (pa), adverbs (adv), prepositions (prep), objects of the preposition (op), prepositional phrases (p ph), indirect objects (io), objective complements (oc), conjunctions (c), and verbals in the following sentences.

 

If the word is a verbal, tell whether it is a gerund, participle, noun infinitive, adjective infinitive, or adverb infinitive.  If there are any adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, verbals, or verbal phrases then tell what word they modify.

 

Example: 

The actors performed there to entertain and to be seen.

(performed - v; actors - subj; the - adj modifying actors; there - adv modifying performed; to entertain/to be seen - vbl (adv infinitives) modifying performed; and - c)

1. Blaming others is a coward's way to feel better.

2. We do not plan to change the landscape.

3. Keeping his promise, Jim was there to help.

4. I am too old to learn to ski.

5. One way to lose weight is to exercise.

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Answers:

1. is - v; blaming others - gerund phrase used as subject; blaming - vbl (gerund); others - do to blaming; way - pn; a/coward's - adj modifying way; to feel - vbl (adv infinitive); to feel better - adj infinitive phrase modifying way; better - pa modifying to feel

2. do plan - v; we - subj; not - adv modifying do plan; to change - vbl (noun infinitive); to change the landscape - noun infinitive phrase used as a direct object; landscape - do to to change; the - adj modifying landscape

3. was - v; Jim - subj; keeping - vbl (participle); keeping his promise - participial phrase modifying Jim; promise - do to keeping; his - adj modifying promise; there - adv modifying was; to help - vbl
(adverb infinitive) modifying was

4. am - v; I - subj; old - pa modifying am; too - adv modifying old; to learn - vbl (adv infinitive); to learn to ski - adverb infinitive phrase modifying old; to ski - vbl (noun infinitive) used as the direct
object to to learn

5. is - v; way - subj; one - adj modifying way; to lose - vbl (adj infinitive); to lose weight - adj infinite phrase modifying way; weight - do to to lose; to exercise - vbl (noun infinitive) used as the predicate nominative

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Lesson 242 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals Review

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Instructions: Using all the knowledge learned in the previous lessons, find the verbs (v), subjects (subj), predicate nominatives (pn), direct objects (do), appositives (app), nouns of address (na), adjectives (adj), predicate adjectives (pa), adverbs (adv), prepositions (prep), objects of the preposition (op), prepositional phrases (p ph), indirect objects (io), objective complements (oc), conjunctions (c), and verbals in the following sentences.

 

If the word is a verbal, tell whether it is a gerund, participle, noun infinitive, adjective infinitive, or adverb infinitive.  If there are any adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, verbals, or verbal phrases then tell what word they modify.

Example: 

The actors performed there to entertain and to be seen.

(performed - v; actors - subj; the - adj modifying actors; there - adv modifying performed; to entertain/to be seen - vbl (adv infinitives) modifying performed; and - c)

1. Do you have a car to rent?

2. Flags hung too high are hard to take down.

3. Your moaning and groaning will not make things easier.

4. You know my problem, hating too many foods.

5. To decorate for the wedding will cost a great deal.

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Answers:

1. do have - v; you - subj; car - do; a - adj modifying car; to rent - vbl (adverb infinitive) modifying do have

2. are - v; flags - subj; hung - vbl (participle); hung too high - participial phrase modifying flags; high - adv modifying hung; too - adv modifying high; hard - pa modifying flags; to take - vbl (adv infinitive); to take down - adv infinitive phrase modifying hard; down - adv modifying to take

3. will make - v; moaning/groaning - vbl (gerunds) used as subjects; your - adj modifying moaning/groaning; not - adv modifying will make; things - do; easier - oc modifying things; and - c

4. know - v; you - subj; problem - do; my - adj modifying problem; hating - vbl (gerunds); hating too many foods - gerund phrase used as appositive; foods - do; many - adj modifying foods; too - adv
modifying many

5. will cost - v; to decorate for the wedding - noun infinitive phrase used as a subject; to decorate - vbl (noun infinitive); for - prep; wedding - op; for the wedding - prepositional phrase modifying to
decorate; the - adj modifying wedding; deal - do; a/great - adj modifying deal

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Lesson 241 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals Review

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Instructions: Using all the knowledge learned in the previous lessons, find the verbs (v), subjects (subj), predicate nominatives (pn), direct objects (do), appositives (app), nouns of address (na), adjectives (adj), predicate adjectives (pa), adverbs (adv), prepositions (prep), objects of the preposition (op), prepositional phrases (p ph), indirect objects (io), objective complements (oc), conjunctions (c), and verbals in the following sentences.

 

If the word is a verbal, tell whether it is a gerund, participle, noun infinitive, adjective infinitive, or adverb infinitive.  If there are any adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, verbals, or verbal phrases then tell what word they modify.

 

Example: 

The actors performed there to entertain and to be seen.

(performed - v; actors - subj; the - adj modifying actors; there - adv modifying performed; to entertain/to be seen - vbl (adv infinitives) modifying performed; and - c)

1. I finally bought me a hearing aid to hear better.

2. Sometimes I just need to try again.

3. Having decided definitely, he stepped onto the train to leave home.

4. The person winning the lottery will have a different life.

5. You can only reach our place by crossing the river.

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Answers:

1. bought - v; I - subj; finally - adv modifying bought; me - io; hearing aid - do; a - adj modifying hearing aid; to hear - vbl (adv infinitive); to hear better - adv infinitive phrase modifying bought; better - adv modifying to hear

2. need - v; I - subj; sometimes/just - adv modifying need; to try - vbl (noun infinitive); to try again - noun infinitive phrase used as the direct object; again - adv modifying to try

3. stepped - v; he - subj; having decided - vbl (participle); having decided definitely - participial phrase modifying he; definitely - adv modifying having decided; onto - prep; train - op; onto the train - prepositional phase modifying stepped; the - adj modifying train; to leave - vbl (adv infinitive); to leave home - adv infinitive phrase modifying stepped; home - adv modifying to leave

4. will have - v; person - subj; the - adj modifying person; winning - vbl (participle); lottery - do to winning; winning the lottery - participial phrase modifying person; the - adj modifying lottery; life - do; a/different - adj modifying life

5. can reach - v; you - subj; only - adv modifying can reach; place - do; our - adj modifying place; by crossing the river - prepositional phrase modifying can reach; by - prep; crossing - vbl (gerund); crossing the river - op (gerund phrase); river - do to crossing; the - adj modifying river

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Quiz for Lessons 231 - 235 - Parts of the Sentence - Adverb Infinitives

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Instructions: Find the infinitives or infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. The salesman is likely to go and to return in one day.

2. The crowd had come to demonstrate against his cruelty.

3. I would be happy to help you.

4. Frightened by the bear, I was unable to move or run.

5. No one came to see the old man.

6. The commentator stopped to clarify his statement.

7. In this storm it is hard to see.

8. The deer returned to eat more from our yard.

9. We stopped to view the beautiful sunset.

10. I was able to grab the rope and climb to safety.

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Answers:

1. The salesman is likely to go and to return in one day.

- to go and to return in one day modify likely

2. The crowd had come to demonstrate against his cruelty.

- to demonstrate against his cruelty modifies had come

3. I would be happy to help you.

- to help you modifies happy

4. Frightened by the bear, I was unable to move or run.

- to move and (to) run modify unable

5. No one came to see the old man.

- to see the old man modifies came

6. The commentator stopped to clarify his statement.

- to clarify his statement modifies stopped

7. In this storm it is hard to see.

- to see modifies hard

8. The deer returned to eat more from our yard.

- to eat more from our yard modifies returned

9. We stopped to view the beautiful sunset.

- to view the beautiful sunset modifies stopped

10. I was able to grab the rope and climb to safety.

- to grab the rope and (to) climb to safety modify able

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Lesson 235 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Adverb Infinitives

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An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adverb. 

 

Examples: 

to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

Adverb infinitives are used to modify verbs. They usually tell why. Adverb infinitives are used to modify predicate adjectives. They may also be compound.

An infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers).

Instructions: Find the infinitives or infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

 

1. The inspector came to check the dam for leaks.

2. Fred finally went to work.

3. Paul arrived in New York to study physics and to learn more.

4. Are you old enough to drive?

5. The new soldiers were ready to listen and obey.

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Answers:

1. The inspector came to check the dam for leaks.

- to check the dam for leaks modifies came

2. Fred finally went to work.

- to work modifies went

3. Paul arrived in New York to study physics and to learn more.

- to study physics and to learn more modify arrived

4. Are you old enough to drive?

- to drive modifies old

5. The new soldiers were ready to listen and obey.

- to listen and (to) obey modify ready

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Lesson 234 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Adverb Infinitives

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An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adverb. 

 

Examples: 

to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

Adverb infinitives are used to modify verbs. They usually tell why. Adverb infinitives are used to modify predicate adjectives. They may also be compound.

An infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers).

Instructions: Find the infinitives or infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. The actors performed there to entertain and to be seen.

2. The amount of danger was impossible to imagine or to describe.

3. I have come to ask a favor and to seek your help.

4. Are you unable to see or to read the sign?

5. The bucking horse jumped high to throw me and to break my neck.

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Answers:

1. The actors performed there to entertain and to be seen.

- to entertain and to be seen modify performed

2. The amount of danger was impossible to imagine or to describe.

- to imagine and to describe modify impossible

3. I have come to ask a favor and to seek your help.

- to ask a favor and to seek your help modify have come

4. Are you unable to see or to read the sign?

- to see and to read the sign modify unable

5. The bucking horse jumped high to throw me and to break my neck.

- to throw me and to break my neck modify jumped

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Lesson 233 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Adverb Infinitives

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An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adverb. 

 

Examples: 

to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

Adverb infinitives are used to modify predicate adjectives.

An infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers).

Instructions: Find the infinitives or infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. The van is ready to go.

2. You are sure to meet him again.

3. My horse is hard to catch.

4. I am happy to be of service.

5. Joan is likely to change her mind.

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Answers:

1. The van is ready to go.

- to go modifies ready

2. You are sure to meet him again.

- to meet him again modifies sure

3. My horse is hard to catch.

- to catch modifies hard

4. I am happy to be of service.

- to be of service modifies happy

5. Joan is likely to change her mind.

- to change her mind modifies likely

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Lesson 232 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Adverb Infinitives

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An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adverb. 

 

Examples: 

to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

Adverb infinitives are used to modify verbs. They usually tell why.

An infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers).

Instructions: Find the infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. She came to explain the answer.

2. The kids went to see the circus.

3. On the rough road I drove carefully to prevent any damage.

4. I returned a different way to avoid further damage.

5. We stopped at a cafe to eat lunch.

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Answers:

1. She came to explain the answer.

- to explain the answer modifies came

2. The kids went to see the circus.

- to see the circus modifies went

3. On the rough road I drove carefully to prevent any damage.

- to prevent any damage modifies drove

4. I returned a different way to avoid further damage.

- to avoid further damage modifies returned

5. We stopped at a cafe to eat lunch.

- to eat lunch modifies stopped

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Lesson 231 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Adverb Infinitives

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An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adverb. 

 

Examples: 

to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

Adverb infinitives are used to modify verbs. They usually tell why.

Instructions: Find the infinitives in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. The man came to confess.

2. We should study to learn.

3. The girls were waiting to be asked.

4. Our neighbor called to apologize.

5. I went to the hospital to rest.

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Answers:

1. The man came to confess.

- to confess modifies came

2. We should study to learn.

- to learn modifies should study

3. The girls were waiting to be asked.

- to be asked modifies were waiting

4. Our neighbor called to apologize.

- to apologize modifies called

5. I went to the hospital to rest.

- to rest modifies went

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