Cards in this guide (8)
What is the voice of the verb in Mrs Walker told scary stories to her class
That sentence is active voice.
What is the participial phrase in this sentence Quickly eating the last cookie Brooks left the kitchen
quickly eating the last cookie
What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence Yvonne's fondest memory was swimming at the lake
Swimming at the lake is a predicate noun or predicate nominative
in this sentence. A predicate nominative follows a form of the verb
"to be" and refers back to the subject.
I am a teacher. Teacher is a noun that follows am, and I (the
subject) = teacher.
Memory = swimming
What is the gerund phrase in Swimming in the ocean requires a great deal of strength
swimming in the ocean. (gerund is swimming) A gerund ends in -ing, and ususally is at the beginning of a sentence
What is the gerund phrase in the sentence Planning to succeed helps to create success
Type the gerund phrase in this sentence Floating down the river on a raft was not Joel's idea of fun
'Floating' is the gerund. Therefore the gerund phrase is
'Floating down the river on a raft'.
Which word correctly completes the following sentence yesterday scoot in bed all day
The word that is missing is I.
Choose the best meaning for this suffix. -phobia
The meaning is "fear of".