EXERCISE 48–7 Verbal phrases

EXERCISE 48–7 Verbal phrases

One phrase is underlined in each sentence. Choose the option that correctly identifies the type of phrase as participial, gerund, infinitive, or prepositional. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

1 of 5

Driving through South Carolina, we saw kudzu growing out of control along the roadside.

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EXERCISE 48–7 Verbal phrases - 1 of 5: Driving through South Carolina, we saw kudzu growing out of control along the roadside.

2 of 5

Some people now use a patch to repel mosquitoes.

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EXERCISE 48–7 Verbal phrases - 2 of 5: Some people now use a patch to repel mosquitoes.

3 of 5

We helped the schoolchildren find their way to the station.

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EXERCISE 48–7 Verbal phrases - 3 of 5: We helped the schoolchildren find their way to the station.

4 of 5

Painting requires the ability to keep a steady hand.

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EXERCISE 48–7 Verbal phrases - 4 of 5: Painting requires the ability to keep a steady hand.

5 of 5

My father could not see a weed without pulling it out of the ground.

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EXERCISE 48–7 Verbal phrases - 5 of 5: My father could not see a weed without pulling it out of the ground.