EXERCISE 4-1 Identifying Phrases and Clauses
Label each underlined word group in the following sentences as main clause, subordinate clause, prepositional phrase, verbal phrase, appositive phrase, or absolute phrase. Example:
Spending the night in an ice hotel is on my bucket list.
I will do well on the test because I studied for three hours.
The car, a 1957 Chevy, gleamed like it just came off the assembly line.
After searching all morning, we gave up on finding the lost earring.
We exited the house hurriedly, dinner still steaming on the table.