SerranoNotes+-+Chapter+4+Phrases+-+Answer+Key+for+Quiz+3


 * 1) //talking with his client// is a participial phrase, //talking// is a participle modifying the D.O.
 * 2) //to finish my homework on time// is an infinitive phrase, //to finish// is an infinitive D.O.
 * 3) //to become an astronaut// is an infinitive phrase, //to become// is an infinitive acting as an adjective.
 * 4) //The price of gas having reached an all time high//, is an absolute phrase because gas is followed by a participle, it is independent from the rest of the sentence.
 * 5) //Having seen the murder// is a participial phrase, Having is a participle modifying the subject
 * 6) //lying in the ground// is a participial phrase acting as and adj. describing the cats.
 * 7) //through beautiful// //America// is a prepositional phrase acting as the direct object.
 * 8) //a documentary about extreme sports// is an appositive phrase modifying the subject, it is set off by commas
 * 9) //perching on the tree limp// is a participial phrase acting as an adjective modifying the subject.
 * 10) //Staying past his welcome// is a gerund phrase acting as the subject of the sentence.
 * 11) //Having destroyed the evidence// is a participial phrase acting as an adjective modifying the subject
 * 12) //to paint graffiti// is an infinitive phrase, //to paint// is an infinitive acting as an adv.
 * 13) //beyond the universe// is a prepositional phrase because beyond is a preposition with its modifiers
 * 14) //sitting on the shelf// is a participial phrase, //sitting// is a participle modifying trophy
 * 15) //Doing the right thing// is a gerund phrase because it is acting as the subject.