85 points ---

1) Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: Dad pulled the car into the driveway
A. Dad pulled
B. pulled the car
C. into the driveway
D. pulled the car into the driveway

2) Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: My guitar is leaning against the bookshelf.
A. My guitar
B. guitar is leaning
C. is leaning
D. against the bookshelf

3) Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence: English, my favorite class, is at 9:00 in the morning.
A. English
B. my favorite class
C. is at 9:00
D. in the morning

4) Identify the gerund phrase: Eating so much popcorn was a bad idea.
A. Eating so much popcorn
B. so much popcorn
C. popcorn was
D. was a bad idea

5) Identify the infinitive in the sentence: The dog started to wag his tail as I handed the bone to him.
A. The dog
B. to wag
C. as I handed the bone
D. to him

6) Which of the sentences below is NOT a split infinitive?
A. We had to quickly go to the store.
B. The family had to immediately prepare for the snowstorm.
C. Tina began to bake the cake for the party.
D. You have to really be diligent to spot the correctly written infinitive.

7) Identify the sentence below that includes a participle.
A. Reading is my favorite activity on a snowy day.
B. We walked to the diner for breakfast
C. The dog was barking at the mailman.
D. The cat sitting in the window is a Siamese.

8) Which of the sentences below includes a dangling participle and would need to be changed?
A. Walking through the park, the birds were chirping.
B. Strolling through the bakery, I could smell the delicious cookies.
C. Running through the park, he was tired and sweaty.
D. Dancing around the room, the siblings celebrated getting good grades.