Participles & Participial Phrases
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- Q1Identify the participle in the following sentence: Jill's car, damaged by the wreck, was towed to a gas station.damaged30s
- Q2Identify the participle in the following sentence: The flying insect was a nuisance.flying30s
- Q3Identify the participle in the following sentence: The annoyed proprietor yelled at the unpleasant customer.annoyed30s
- Q4Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: Walking to the car, I tripped on a roller skate.Walking to the car30s
- Q5Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: The dog panting in the backyard needed water.panting in the backyard30s
- Q6Which word does the participle "experience" describe in the following sentence: The experienced skateboarder performed many tricks for the audience.skateboarder30s
- Q7Which word does the participle "surprising" describe in the following sentence: The judge revealed the surprising winner of the contest.winner30s
- Q8Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: Three-year-old Holly, delighted by her success, snowboarded down the bunny hill.delighted by her success30s
- Q9Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: The dog, sniffing in the backyard, could not find his bone.sniffing in the backyard30s
- Q10Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: Recognizing an old friend, Mark made sure to stop and say hi.Recognizing an old friend30s
- Q11Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: Thinking about his math test, Matthew did not see the crack in the sidewalk and tripped.Thinking about his math test30s
- Q12What does the participial phrase "prepared for the game" describe in the following sentence?football teamteam30s
- Q13What does the participial phrase "disturbed by the new boundaries" describe in the following sentence: Disturbed by the new boundaries, parents attended the school board meeting.parents30s
- Q14What does the participial phrase "finishing the grueling work" describe in the following sentence: Finishing the grueling work, James felt a wave of satisfaction.James30s