HELP ME PLEASE!
identify the word the best describes the underlined word for questions 11-20 (underlined words look like _this_ )
15. the pastry chef prepared _cookies_ and _cupcakes_ for the young guests.
a. compound subject
b. compound verb
c. compound direct object
d. compound predicate nominative
16. the Haitian revolution ended with Haitis independence _from France_ .
a. prepositional phrase
b. participial phrase
c. gerund phrase
d. infinitive phrase
17. _comparing the two essays_ it is obvious that one relied on more through research.
a. prepositional phrase
b. participial phrase
c. gerund phrase
d. infinitive phrase
18. _summarizing a fiction passage_ is not as easy as you might think.
a. prepositional phrase
b. participial phrase
c. gerund phrase
d. infinitive phrase
19. the painter used a thin brush _to paint the foliage in the background_ .
a. prepositional phrase
b. participial phrase
c. gerund phrase
d. infinitive phrase
20. only two _of his scripts_ were accepted by the television producers.
a. prepositional phrase
b. participial phrase
c. gerund phrase
d. infinitive phrase
