Question

Label what kind of phrase is in CAPITALIZATION (preposition, Appositive, participle, Gerund, Infinitive) and then for bonus tell whether it is an adjective, adverb or noun.

1. TO LOOK for mushrooms is my favorite spring hobby.
2. He nearly drowned when he fell IN THE RIVER with his clothes on.
3. The plants ON THE TABLE were growing too slowly because of the shaded window.
4. CATCHING THE BALL was not an easy task during the high sun.
5. FILLING UP THE SAP BUCKET, Karl took a sneak taste test of the syrup to be.

Answer 1

1. Infinitive

2. Preposition

3. Appositive

4. Gerund

5. Participle

Step-by-step explanation:

1. An infinitive phrase combines an infinitive word, (e.g. to) and a verb, modifier or complement. In the first sentence, To look is the infinitive phrase.

2. Prepositional phrases contain a preposition, a noun or pronoun object of the preposition and a modifier.

3. The appositive is placed before a noun so as to provide further information about it. In sentence 3, on the table tells us where the plants were situated.

4. A gerund is a noun formed from a verb, with the addition of -ing. A gerund phrase is a gerund with additional words that can serve as the noun in the sentence. Catching the ball is the gerund phrase in sentence 4.

5. A participle phrase looks like a gerund phrase but the difference is that the participle phrase modifies a verb. In sentence 5, the participle phrase modifies the verb, took.