English Grammar Understanding the Basics - Evelyn P. Altenberg, Robert M. Vago 2010

Review matching exercise and answer key - Part II
Part II: Kinds of phrases

Review matching exercise

Match the underlined word or words in each sentence to the appropriate term in each set. Use each term only once.

Sample: Warren gave himself an extra serving. verb phrase

Set A

1. He has written to you every day.

2. Mrs. McLean is sending the recipe to her sister-in-law.

3. He understands me better than anyone.

4. His companions will take their canoe across the river.

5. Richard was working when Miguel and Sam came by.

6. The building is near the stream.

7. It might be the largest museum in the world.

8. Those decisions can be difficult.

Set B

1. I’ll buy the food and then cook it.

2. They had come back to buy two copies of the newspaper.

3. Matt is hurrying to his office.

4. The old man was chanting a song she’d never heard before.

5. Molly selected her dress early in the day.

6. Her horse was behaving calmly.

7. Johnny had eaten a good breakfast.

Set A

1. He has written to you every day.    perfect tense

2. Mrs. McLean is sending the recipe to her sister-in-law. indirect object

3. He understands me better than anyone.   object pronoun

4. His companions will take their canoe across the river. future tense

5. Richard was working when Miguel and Sam came by. compound noun phrase

6. The building is near the stream.    prepositional phrase

7. It might be the largest museum in the world.  modal

8. Those decisions can be difficult.    predicate adjective

Set B

1. I’ll buy the food and then cook it.     compound verb phrase

2. They had come back to buy two copies of the newspaper. subject pronoun

3. Matt is hurrying to his office.      present participle

4. The old man was chanting a song she’d never heard before. direct object

5. Molly selected her dress early in the day.    main verb

6. Her horse was behaving calmly.     progressive tense

7. Johnny had eaten a good breakfast.     past participle