Identify the term that best describes the words/phrases in parentheses.
1. The teacher asked her pupils to (stay) put during the screening of the documentary.
linking verb
action verb
2. The committee judged the logo (the most appropriate symbol) for the association’s mission.
predicate nominative
objective complement
predicate adjective
direct object
3. Rashid’s speech was both an (analysis) and a (satire) of the school system today.
compound subject
compound verb
compound direct object
compound predicate nominative
4. (Most of the passengers) were issued new plane tickets for the same day.
simple subject
simple predicate
complete subject
complete predicate
5. (Transporting pollen) is the worker bees’ job.
prepositional phrase
appositive phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
6. Meteors, (known as shooting stars), may be seen on almost any clear night.
participial phrase
appositive phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
7. The microphone (that he used) had a cord attached to it.
independent clause
adverbial clause
adjectival clause
noun clause
8. (If you take a trip to Mount Vernon), you will be taken back two centuries into the past.
independent clause
adverbial clause
adjectival clause
noun clause
9. (My mother reported) that she had found a new apartment for us.
independent clause
adverbial clause
adjectival clause
noun clause
1. The teacher asked her pupils to (stay) put during the screening of the documentary.
- Action verb
2. The committee judged the logo (the most appropriate symbol) for the association’s mission.
- Predicate adjective
3. Rashid’s speech was both an (analysis) and a (satire) of the school system today.
- Compound direct object
4. (Most of the passengers) were issued new plane tickets for the same day.
- Complete subject
5. (Transporting pollen) is the worker bees’ job.
- Gerund phrase
6. Meteors, (known as shooting stars), may be seen on almost any clear night.
- Appositive phrase
7. The microphone (that he used) had a cord attached to it.
- Adjectival clause
8. (If you take a trip to Mount Vernon), you will be taken back two centuries into the past.
- Adverbial clause
9. (My mother reported) that she had found a new apartment for us.
- Verb clause
1. The term that best describes the words/phrases in parentheses is: action verb. To identify the term, we need to look at the context of the sentence and determine the role of the word or phrase within that context. In this case, the word "stay" is describing an action that the pupils are asked to do, making it an action verb.
2. The term that best describes the words/phrases in parentheses is: direct object. Similar to the previous question, we need to analyze the role of the words or phrases within the sentence. In this case, "the most appropriate symbol" is being judged by the committee, making it the direct object of the verb "judged."
3. The term that best describes the words/phrases in parentheses is: compound direct object. This sentences contains a compound subject, "Rashid's speech," and a compound direct object, which consists of two nouns, "analysis" and "satire." Both nouns are objects that are being referred to in relation to the subject.
4. The term that best describes the words/phrases in parentheses is: complete subject. The sentence is referring to "most of the passengers" as the subject of the sentence.
5. The term that best describes the words/phrases in parentheses is: gerund phrase. "Transporting pollen" is a phrase that functions as a noun, specifically a gerund. It is acting as the subject of the sentence.
6. The term that best describes the words/phrases in parentheses is: appositive phrase. "Known as shooting stars" is a phrase that renames or identifies the noun "meteors." This makes it an appositive phrase.
7. The term that best describes the words/phrases in parentheses is: adjectival clause. "That he used" is a clause that modifies the noun "microphone" by providing additional information. This makes it an adjectival clause.
8. The term that best describes the words/phrases in parentheses is: adverbial clause. "If you take a trip to Mount Vernon" is a clause that functions as an adverb by providing a condition under which something will happen.
9. The term that best describes the words/phrases in parentheses is: noun clause. "My mother reported" is a clause that functions as a noun by acting as the subject of the sentence.
1 and 7 are incorrect. The others are correct.
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1. linking verb?
2. objective complement?
3. compound predicate nominative?
4. complete subject?
5. gerund phrase?
6. appositive phrase?
7. noun clause?
8. adverbial clause?
9. independent clause?