For each of the following sentences, match up each type of phrase with its corresponding example. Column A
1.
Sam gave (taking the ACT) his best effort:
Sam gave (taking the ACT) his best effort
2.
(Fishing in the lake) was Rolf’s dream.:
(Fishing in the lake) was Rolf’s dream.
3.
Henry, (an avid boater), loved the lake.:
Henry, (an avid boater), loved the lake.
4.
The best club (to go dancing at) is called Dance Floor.:
The best club (to go dancing at) is called Dance Floor.
5.
Why don't we all go swimming (in the lake)?:
Why don't we all go swimming (in the lake)?
Column B
a. Appositive Phrase
b. Gerund Phrase
c. Prepositional Phrase
d. Infinitive Phrase
e. Participial Phrase

2. which of the following topics would be too broad for a speech lasting 5 to 10 minutes?

Skill check questions rearrange the paragraphs below into the correct sequence. that's because engineers on the ultraclean project have invented a self-cleaning, antibacterial metal surface that repels water with an intricate layer of laser-engraved valleys. when it rains, the lotus does not become damp; the water simply trickles off in fat droplets, taking any bugs and dirt with it. the drudgery may not be around much longer, however, if a team of italian scientists has anything to do with it “it's simply an amazing plant,” concluded professor luca romoli, leader of the project, “and we've succeeded in mimicking it. magnifico! ” few tasks in life hold less joy than scrubbing the ghost of somebody else’s porridge from a saucepan. the starting point for the research was the leaves of the lotus flower.

25 ! which three lines in this excerpt from phillis wheatley's poem "goliath of gath" contain examples of figurative language? the hosts on two opposing mountains stood, thick as the foliage of the waving wood; between them an extensive valley lay, o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day, when from the camp of the philistine foes, dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,