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1. The house on the corner is for sale.
Answer:
prepositional phrase
Your answer:question1
2. The portrait that the painter created looked just like Mary.
Answer:
adjectival,
clause
Your answer:
question2
3. Mary studied all night to pass the test.
Answer:
adverbial, verbal phrase, infinitive
Your answer:
question3
4. Under the tree, Marianne found a man's gold watch.
Answer:
adverbial,
prepositional phrase
Your answer:
question4
5. When the snow gets too heavy, we stay indoors.
Answer: adverbial,
clause
Your answer:
question5
6. The road leading to the lake was closed because of the storm.
Answer:
adjectival, verbal phrase, present participle
Your answer:
question6
7. To raise a turkey kindly, a farmer should give it access to a field.
Answer:
adverbial,
verbal phrase,
infinitive
Your answer:
question7
8. The tired child fell asleep in her father's arms.
Answer:
adjectival,
past participle
Your answer:
question8
9. This is not the best time to ask for a raise.
Answer:
adjectival, verbal phrase,
infinitive
Your answer:
question9
10. Nobody will be home until 4 p.m.
Answer:
adverbial,
prepositional phrase
Your answer:
question10
11. Susan would babysit if the children were well behaved.
Answer:
adverbial,
clause
Your answer:
question11
12. The area near the fireplace is the warmest place in the house.
Answer:
adjectival,
prepositional phrase
Your answer:
question12
13. Jason's attempt to climb Mount Rushmore was a dismal failure.
Answer:
adjectival, verbal phrase, infinitive
Your answer:
question13
14. Blinded by the intense light, Bob could not see anymore.
Answer:
adjectival, verbal phrase,
past participle
Your answer:
question14
15. The teacher lives on Lowe's Lane, which is located in the north part of the city.
Answer:
adjectival,
clause
Your answer:
question15
16. After the grass grows for a month, it will clog the mowers.
Answer: adverbial,
clause
Your answer:
question16
17. We will need twelve folding chairs for the three tables.
Answer:
adjectival, verbal, present participle
Your answer:
question17
18. After a light lunch, Harold usually goes for a walk.
Answer: adverbial,
prepositional phrase
Your answer:
question18
19. Jack Roberts, whom the police could not catch, had robbed three banks.
Answer: adjectival,
clause
Your answer:
question19
20. The poor actor was frightened by the two tiny mice scampering across the stage.
Answer:
adjectival, verbal, present participle
Your answer:
question20