1.identify each phrase: christine blew out the candles on the cake and opened her presents.
a. on the cake
b. opened her presents
c. blew out the candles, opened her presents
d. blew out the candles, on the cake, opened her presents

2.identify the subordinating conjunction: where there is smoke, there is fire.
a. smoke
b. is
c. there
d. where

3.identify the linking verb: they were sure the bandit had red hair.
a. had
b. were
c. hair
d. sure

4.identify the phrases: over the hills and through the woods, we drove to grandma's house.
a. over the hills, to grandma's house
b. hills, woods, house
c. over the hills, through the woods, to grandma's house
d. we drove to

5.identify the phrase: rolling on the lawn, duncan barked and yipped.
a. lawn
b. rolling on the lawn
c. rolling
d. duncan barked and yipped

6.identify the action verb: today i heard my favorite song twice on the radio.
a. heard
b. favorite
c. twice
d. radio

7.identify the word(s) functioning as an action verb(s) in this sentence:
kristen called to ask a question.
a. called, ask, question
b. called
c. called, ask

8.identify the complete verb: have you ever ridden a horse before?
a. horse
b. have ever ridden before
c. have ever ridden
d. have ridden

9.identify the subordinating conjunction: while she waited, teresa studied for her test.
a. her
b. for
c. test
d. while

10.identify the phrases: she's such a happy person that i simply enjoy being around her.
a. such a happy person, simply enjoy, around her
b. being around her
c. such a happy person, being around her