Question
Which of the following are prepositional, appositive, or infinitive phrase fragments?
Check all that apply.
To hurt Jim's feelings.
Carole, my best friend since the third grade, is an excellent piano player.
I want to travel more.
Ingrid, the best science student at Sweet Water High School.
Check all that apply.
To hurt Jim's feelings.
Carole, my best friend since the third grade, is an excellent piano player.
I want to travel more.
Ingrid, the best science student at Sweet Water High School.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Let's identify the types of phrases in the given fragments:
1. **To hurt Jim's feelings.** - This is an **infinitive phrase** fragment because it starts with "to" followed by a verb (hurt).
2. **Carole, my best friend since the third grade, is an excellent piano player.** - This is not a fragment; it's a complete sentence with an **appositive phrase** ("my best friend since the third grade") that provides additional information about Carole.
3. **I want to travel more.** - This is a complete sentence, and "to travel more" is an **infinitive phrase**, but the sentence as a whole is not a fragment.
4. **Ingrid, the best science student at Sweet Water High School.** - This is an **appositive phrase fragment** because it provides more information about Ingrid but lacks a verb to be a complete sentence.
Based on the analysis, the fragments are:
- **To hurt Jim's feelings.** (infinitive phrase)
- **Ingrid, the best science student at Sweet Water High School.** (appositive phrase fragment)
So, the correct selections for phrase fragments are the first and the last items.
1. **To hurt Jim's feelings.** - This is an **infinitive phrase** fragment because it starts with "to" followed by a verb (hurt).
2. **Carole, my best friend since the third grade, is an excellent piano player.** - This is not a fragment; it's a complete sentence with an **appositive phrase** ("my best friend since the third grade") that provides additional information about Carole.
3. **I want to travel more.** - This is a complete sentence, and "to travel more" is an **infinitive phrase**, but the sentence as a whole is not a fragment.
4. **Ingrid, the best science student at Sweet Water High School.** - This is an **appositive phrase fragment** because it provides more information about Ingrid but lacks a verb to be a complete sentence.
Based on the analysis, the fragments are:
- **To hurt Jim's feelings.** (infinitive phrase)
- **Ingrid, the best science student at Sweet Water High School.** (appositive phrase fragment)
So, the correct selections for phrase fragments are the first and the last items.