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    This document contains an exercise on identifying different types of phrases in sentences such as noun phrases, adjective phrases, prepositional phrases, infinitive phrases, participial phrases, and gerunds. It also contains exercises on using proper punctuation including periods, question marks, semicolons, colons, parentheses, brackets, hyphens, and dashes. The document provides examples of sentences for students to practice identifying the various phrases and applying correct punctuation.

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    This document contains an exercise on identifying different types of phrases in sentences such as noun phrases, adjective phrases, prepositional phrases, infinitive phrases, participial phrases, and gerunds. It also contains exercises on using proper punctuation including periods, question marks, semicolons, colons, parentheses, brackets, hyphens, and dashes. The document provides examples of sentences for students to practice identifying the various phrases and applying correct punctuation.

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    Name :RumianiDwiHartini

    Class : A/2021 PBI


    Subject : Grammar

    EXERCISESOFPHR
    ASES
    IDENTIFYINGNOUNPHRASES
    Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasnounphrase.Identifythenounphrases!
    1. Aletterfrommyfather.
    2. Aticketforaconcertisaconcertticket.
    3. Ilivewithmybeloveddaughter.

    FINDTHEADJECTIVEPHRASE
    Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasadjectivephrase.Identifyeach one!
    1. Iboughtajacket with ahighcollar.
    2. Iamreadingagoodbook aboutpirates.
    3. Thedecorationonthehidewaspaintedcarefully.

    IDENTIFYINGPHRASALPHRASES
    Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasphrasalphrase.Identifythephrasalphrases!
    1. Tonyworksoutatthelocalgym each evening.
    - Works-bekerja, out-keluar. Works out = berolahraga.
    2. Mymother takescareofmysonsonFridays.
    - Takes-mengambil, care-peduli. Takes care = merawat
    3. Thecaterpillarturnedinto abutterfly.
    - Turned-berbalik, into-kedalam. Turned into = berubahmenjadi

    IDENTIFYINGPREPOSITIONALPHRASES
    Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasoneprepositionalphrase.Identifythephrase,andtellwhetheritisbeingused
    asan adverboradjective.
    1. Isleptonthechair.(as an adverb)
    2. Afterdinner,washthedishes.(as an adverb)
    3. Thechairwiththepillowisverycomfortable.(as an adjective)

    FINDTHEINFINITIVEORINFINITIVEPHRASE
    Eachof thefollowingsentenceshas oneinfinitive.Identifyeachone.
    1. Iwantto gotothemoviesrightnow.
    2. Totellthetruthisalwaysimportant.
    3. Iplanto handinmyreporttomorrow.
    IDENTIFYINGPARTICIPLES
    Findtheparticiplesandparticipialphrasesinthefollowingsentences.Somesentenceshavenoparticiples,and
    some may have more than one. They may be either past or present. If you can, find the word
    theparticiplemodifies.
    1. Runningafterthecar,thedogwasn’tquitefastenough.(running is participle phrase ‘present’. It modifies the
    dog)
    2. IcouldnoteatthebakedapplebecauseIlikemyapplesraw!.(baked is participle phrase ‘past’. It modifies
    apple)
    3. Iloveskatingon thefrozen pond.
    4. Sittingonmylap,mydogenjoyedthetelevisionshow aboutcats.(sitting is participle phrase. It modifies my
    dog)
    5. Itook averydifficultmath testlastweek.
    FINDTHEGERUND
    Canyoufindthegerundsinthefollowingsentences?Eachsentencehasone.
    Gerundsareusedasnouns,sobecarefulnottoconfuse themwith plainoldverbsending in-ing.
    1. Swimminginthepoolatmyfriend’shouseismyfavoritethingto do.
    2. Whileshewaswalking,sheheardyellinginthepark.
    3. Iloveknittingmyownsweaters.

    EXERCISESOFPUNCTUATION
    USINGPERIO
    DS
    Thereare noperiodsinanyof thesesentences.Insertperiods wherenecessary.
    1. Dr.L.Martin.,MD.ismyskindoctor.
    2. Mycousin,WalterHummel,Jr.usedtoworkfortheFBI.
    3. Hestands6ftand3intall.

    QUESTIONMARKS
    Insertquestionmarksinthenecessaryplacesinthefollowing
    sentences.Somesentencesmaynotneedanyquestionmarks.
    1.SheaskedifIcouldgowithher tonight.
    3.Didshesay,“Ican’tgowith youthistime”?
    5.Heasked,“Whenwillwebethere”?

    SEMICOLONSANDCOLONS
    Thesesentenceshavemissingcolonsandsemicolons.Putthecorrectmark(eithersemicolonorcolon)intheblanks:
    1. Myfavoriteseasoniswinter, mysisterpreferssummer.
    2. ThetitleofthebookisAdoptingaDog, WhichBreedIsforYou?
    3. DearDepartmentChair,
    4. MayorJonessaidthefollowinginhisspeech :“Ibelievethatthebestisyettocomeforthecity.”
    5. IhavevisitedParis,France, Rome,Italy, andLondon,England.

    PARENTHESESANDBRACKETS
    1. Insertparentheses,brackets,andnecessaryperiodsandcommasinthesesentences:
    2. Youcanparkfor twohours,theparkinglotisonyourleft(ifyouhaveaparkingpass.)
    3. Pleaselookatpage75 thefigureof thedinosaur(bottomlefttoseethecompleteskeleton.)
    4. ThePresidentwasquoted assaying,“TheytheSenatewill meetin aspecialsessiontodiscussthenewlaws.”

    HYPHENSANDDASHES
    Addhyphens, endashes,andemdasheswhereneeded.Somesentencesmaybecorrectastheyare.
    1. Shewasvery wellsuitedforherpositionaschiefnurse.
    2. Mycathedisappearedfor- eleven dayshad gonealltheway-overtothenextneighborhood.
    3. Pleasereadtheinformationonpages6-8.(Placethecorrectmark betweenthenumbers).
    4. TomBowers(1903 -1969)livedinthishouse.(Placethecorrectmark betweenthenumbers).
    5. Idon’tknowperhapsyoudowhattimetheweddingbegins.

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