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test 4 handbook of grammar and composition sections 5, 18, 22 - 23 phra…

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test 4
handbook of grammar and composition
sections 5, 18, 22 - 23
phrases: (1) in the first blank, identify each italicized phrase as ger (gerund), part (participial), inf (infinitive), or prep (prepositional). (2) in the second blank, tell if it is used as n (noun), adj (adjective), or adv (adverb).

  1. after planning the menu carefully, the students cooked their first meal.
  2. the bank’s new policy, offering interest on checking accounts, proved popular.
  3. the books to be read are at the library desk.
  4. because of his many trials, paul found his faith in the lord strengthened.
  5. the presenting of the award was the climax of the program.
  6. treading water desperately, the girl screamed for help.
  7. his goal in life was to become a great evangelist.
  8. the planes based at kincheloe air force base in the 1950s and early 60s were mostly b - 52 bombers.
  9. jim elliot’s goal, to take the gospel to the auca indians, was not realized until after his death.

Explanation:

Brief Explanations
  1. "planning the menu carefully" is a gerund (GER) as it acts like a noun (N) being the object of the preposition "after".
  2. "offering interest on checking accounts" is a gerund (GER) and functions as a noun (N) renaming the subject "policy".
  3. "to be read" is an infinitive (INF) and is used as an adjective (ADJ) modifying "books".
  4. "his many trials" is a prepositional (PREP) phrase and acts as an adverb (ADV) modifying the verb "found".
  5. "The presenting of the award" is a gerund (GER) and is used as a noun (N) being the subject of the sentence.
  6. "Treading water desperately" is a participial (PART) phrase and acts as an adverb (ADV) modifying the verb "screamed".
  7. "to become a great evangelist" is an infinitive (INF) and is used as a noun (N) being the subject - complement.
  8. "based at Kincheloe Air Force Base in the 1950s and early 60s" is a participial (PART) phrase and acts as an adjective (ADJ) modifying "planes".
  9. "to take the gospel to the Auca Indians" is an infinitive (INF) and is used as a noun (N) renaming the subject "goal".

Answer:

  1. GER, N
  2. GER, N
  3. INF, ADJ
  4. PREP, ADV
  5. GER, N
  6. PART, ADV
  7. INF, N
  8. PART, ADJ
  9. INF, N