Ch. 38 Self-Study Exercise 4-1: Identifying Phrases and Clauses (Lettered Questions)

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:

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  1. Question

    Spending the night in an ice hotel is on my bucket list.

  2. Question

    I will do well on the test because I studied for three hours.

  3. Question

    The car, a 1957 Chevy, gleamed like it just came off the assembly line.

  4. Question

    After searching all morning, we gave up on finding the lost earring.

  5. Question

    We exited the house hurriedly, dinner still steaming on the table.