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Week Thirty Language Arts Warm Ups

Writing Sentences With Prepositional Verbal and Appositive Phrases

By Melissa Kelly, About.com

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1. Write a sentence using the following phrase as a gerund that is the subject of the sentence.

riding her bike

Answer: Riding her bike was Maria's favorite pastime.

2. Write a sentence using the following phrase as an appositive.

a wonderful skater

Answer: Jonathan, a wonderful skater, performed a perfect figure eight.

3. Write a sentence using the following phrase as an adverb phrase.

like the sun

Answer: The heat of the furnace felt like the sun.

4. Write a sentence using the following phrase as a participial phrase.

tired of the rain

Answer: Tired of the rain, the sisters decided to take a nap.

5. Write a sentence using the following phrase as an adjective phrase.

on the right

Answer: Our house is the one on the right.

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