Review: The Function Of Phrases
Identify the function of the phrase highlighted in the following sentences.
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The projectionist dreamt that he chased an enormous gorilla around the theatre.
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Justine hoped to attend the masquerade even though her guardian had forbidden such adventures.
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The child dancing about the stage hopes to become a movie star.
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The reporter consulted a number of published accounts before interviewing the senator.
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The party was a dreadful failure because the caterers forgot to bring the tableware.
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The guild is meeting to discuss the latest misdemeanours of the apprentices.
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They heard high pitched cries in the middle of the night.
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Megan believed that dreaming about grapes meant that she should skip Latin class.
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The guard woken from his sleep by the burglar alarm knocked a bowl of potato chips off the desk.
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The reporter consulted a number of published accounts before interviewing the senator.
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The bar was full of patiently waiting customers.
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I was driven mad by the sound of my neighbour's constant piano practising.
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The committee gave our neighbourhood association an award for innovative tree planting.
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I hate camping and nothing you tell me will persuade me to get into a canoe with you.
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The apprentices elected Wilkins Lord of Misrule.
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When she was a young woman, she earned her meagre living as a coal miner
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According to the chart, making supper is Richard's duty tonight and washing the dishes is Dorothy's.
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The guard woken from his sleep by the burglar alarm knocked a bowl of potato chips off the desk.
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Thomson was a landscape painter.
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During the winter the smell of woodsmoke drifts through the neighbourhood.
Written by Heather MacFadyen