31.2 Recognizing Phrases

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31.2 Recognizing Phrases

This multiple choice exercise will give you some extra practice recognizing the many types of phrases covered by Section 16C of the Handbook: prepositional phrases, verbal phrases (including participles, gerunds, and infinitives), absolute phrases, and appositive phrases. Identify the phrase in bold.

This activity contains 10 questions.

I agreed to pick Juan, my first cousin, at the airport.

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The police needing an arrest quota, they find easy targets along the alternative routes.

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It would be my first trip to our new airport.

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Getting there on time would be a challenge.

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Drivers entering the freeway encounter delays caused by ongoing construction.

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Their patience eroded, drivers often try other routes to the airport.

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I decided to avoid the freeway altogether.

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Watching the clock, I sped along the access roads.

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But access roads have their own dangers, such as carefully-placed speed traps.

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Sure enough, on the last stretch, I got pulled over.

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