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Grammar Test #3 Review: Adjectival, Adverbial, & Appositive Phrases

Use the notes taken in class to complete the following review. This may be turned in completed (and correct!) for bonus points on your grammar test. Late reviews will not be accepted.

Appositives/Appositive Phrases: Underline the verb in each sentence twice, the subject once, and place parenthesis around the appositive or appositive phrase. **Remember: your subject and verb will NEVER be found IN the appositive/appositive phrase!

1. Jan painted her room in her favorite color, blue.

2. The magazine article, a brief history of tea, was quite interesting.

3. My brother’s car, a very old station wagon, often breaks down.

4. Only the first -prize winner, Cynthia, gets to make a speech.

5. My sister Jane joined her friends in the diner.

Adjectival Phrases: Underline the verb in each sentence twice, the subject once, and place parenthesis around the adjectival phrase. **Remember: your subject and verb will NEVER be found IN the adjectival phrase! **Remember: adjectival phrases MUST begin with a preposition AND modify a noun or pronoun.

1. I bought a jacket with a high collar.

2. The shoes in the closet have never been worn.

3. This is not the highway to the beach.

4. I am reading a good book about pirates.

5. The house beside the river was flooded last spring.

Adverbial Phrases: Underline the verb in each sentence twice, the subject once, and place parenthesis around the adverbial phrase. **Remember: your subject and verb will NEVER be found IN the adverbial phrase! **Remember: adverbial phrases MUST begin with a preposition AND modify a verb, adverb, or adjective!

1. He kept the map safe inside the vault.

2. The dog raced around the circles.

3. The students arranged to take a limousine to the dance.

4. A scary shadow crept up the walls.

5. We descended the spiral staircase in a hurry.

Identifying types of phrases: Underline the verb in each sentence twice, the subject once, and place parenthesis around the phrase. Then, identify whether it is an adjectival, adverbial, appositive phrase, or an appositive.

1. In just a minute, the concert will begin. ______

2. Our hotel is in the French Quarter, a neighborhood. ______

3. The walls have not been painted in six years. ______

4. A tiny deer was prancing in the field. ______

5. Vermeer, a famous artist, had trouble earning a living. ______

6. The prices on the menu are really expensive. ______

7. Helen placed candles around the room. ______

8. Bobcats, large cats in the wild, sometimes attack deer. ______

9. The snow fell steadily on the lawn. ______

10. The winter sport skiing requires warm clothing. ______