Simple Gerund
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9th Grade Grammar Pretest - Council Rock School District
www.crsd.orggerund phrase c. infinitive phrase d. appositive phrase My greatest wish is ____ 14. to become an artist. a. participial phrase b. gerund phrase c. infinitive phrase d. appositive phrase Hoping it wouldn’t rain ____ 15. , we made plans for the picnic. a. participial phrase b. gerund phrase c. infinitive phrase d. appositive phrase
Chapter 6 PHRASES, CLAUSES, AND SENTENCES
catalogimages.wiley.comIn the final example, Calling Uncle Roberto is a gerund phrase acting as the subject of the sentence. Asking for trouble is a gerund phrase acting as a complement of the linking verb is. Calling Uncle Roberto is asking for trouble. The infinitive phrase An infinitive phrase contains an infinitive (for example, to sleep, to have slept, to consider, to throw) and its objects and modifiers.
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT - Menlo College
www.menlo.edu7. Titles of works, company names, words mentioned as words, and gerund phrases are SINGULAR Lost Cities describes the discoveries of many ancient civilizations Delmonico Brothers specializes in organic produce and additive-free meats. 8. Treat collective nouns (e.g. team, audience, crowd, class, family) as SINGULAR unless the meaning is ...