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Tarea 3.

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Prepositional phrases

I-Write each appositive or appositive phrase and the


noun or pronoun that is identify or explained by the
appositive.

1- The potato, a good source of Vitamin C, is a member
of the nightshade family. A good source of
vitamin C
2- An oil refinery, this plant is important to the town’s
economy. This plant
3- The novel To Kill a Mockingbird remains a favorite.
To Kill a Mockingbird
4- A valuable player, Rocco will be missed in tonight’s
playoff game. Rocco
5- The finale, five minutes of spectacular fireworks
delighted the Forth of july crowd. Five minutes of
spectacular fireworks

II-Write the prepositional phrase. For each, write the


word or words modify by the phrase. Then write
ADJ(adjective) or ADV(adverb) to identify the type of
phrase.

1- I’m carrying a pocketful of change. Of change/a


pocketful/ADJ
2- For my family, I would do almost anything. For my
family/would do/ADV
3- The ground under the front porch remains damp all
year. Under the front porch/the ground/ADJ
4- Because we were late, we stopped at a fast food
restaurant. At a fast food restaurant/stopped/ADJ
5- Across the street lives my best friend. Across the
street/live/ADV

Participle and participial phrases

III- Write the participle and participial phrases. Then


write the word or words each participle or participial
phrase modifies.

1-Newly clipped and groomed, the poodle hid under the


bed in embarrassment. Clipped and groomed/the
poodle

2-The fallen apples littered the ground. Fallen/apples

3-Dreaming of sun and surf, the three women booked


passage on a cruise ship to the tropics. Dreaming of sun
and surf/the three women.

4-After the fire, nothing was left but some charred


furniture. Left/charred furniture.
5-Maria, being a realist, spoke openly about the problem.
Been a realistic/Maria

Gerunds and gerund phrases

IV- Write the gerunds and gerund phrases. Identify the


way each is used by writing one of these labels:
subject, direct object, indirect object, object of the
preposition, predicate nominative, appositive.

1- After the rain, the child looked forward to his favorite


pastime, jumping in mud puddles. Jumping in/object of
the preposition

2- The band improved greatly by practicing every day.


Practicing/object of the preposition

3-My least favorite chore is mowing the lawn.


Mowing/direct object

4- Greta loves reading the morning paper. Reading/direct


object

5- My parents’ regimen, exercising for an hour every day


morning, keeps them physically fit. exercising/Appositive

Infinitives and infinitive phrases


V- Write the infinitives and infinitive phrases. For each,
write noun, adjective, or adverb to tell how the
infinitive or infinitive phrase is being used.

1- use a calculator to help me with difficult math


problems. To help/adjective

2-I was unable to hear in the auditorium. To


hear/adjective

3- Let me help you. To Help

4- Alias wants to go home. To go/noun

5-The team asked Bob to get the pizza. To get/noun

Verbals and appositives

VI. Identify each underlined words by writing one of


these labels: participle, gerund, infinitive, appositive.

1-Traveling along a country road, we spotted deer in the


fields. Gerund

2-The defendant refused to answer the prosecutor’s


questions. Infinitive

3-The cabin doesn’t have running water. Participle

4-Hidden away in the attic, the love lovers had


yellowed and become brittle. Participle
5-Jake plays the dulcimer, a stringed instrument.
Appositive

Absolute phrases

VII. Write each absolute phrase.

1-We wore jackets, the air being cold. The air being cold.

2-The sun having set, lights dotted the mountainside. The


sun having set.

3-His plane approaching the airport, the pilot lowered the


wheels. His plane approaching the airport.

4-Their mouths burning from the jalapeno peppers, out


friends gulped cold water. Their mouth burning from the
jalapeno peppers.

5-The students, their eyes glazed and tired, slowly filed


from the testing room. Slowly filed from the testing
room.

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