Phrases and Clauses Types and Examples

Phrases and Clauses Types and Examples

#### Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence: "Swimming in the ocean is her favorite pastime." 1. [x] Swimming in the ocean 2. [ ] is her favorite pastime 3. [ ] her favorite pastime 4. [ ] Swimming #### Determine the type of adverbial clause in the sentence: "Unless you study harder, you won't pass the exam." 1. [ ] Comparative clause 2. [ ] Temporal clause 3. [x] Conditional clause 4. [ ] Concessive clause #### Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "He loves to read mystery novels." 1. [ ] He loves 2. [ ] mystery novels 3. [x] to read mystery novels 4. [ ] He loves to read #### Identify the elliptical clause in the sentence: "Mary baked more cookies than she ate." 1. [ ] Mary baked more cookies 2. [ ] baked more cookies than she ate 3. [x] than she ate 4. [ ] she ate