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1. Where's the participial phrase?The wood burning in the fireplace quickly warmed the cabin.
2. Bailey, concentrating on her book, read to page twenty in ten minutes.
3. Swimming in the ocean, I felt free and alive.
4. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence. Having completed the training program, Henry was ready to go to work.
5. Choose the participial phrase in the sentence:Sitting on the bench, the old man fed the pigeons. A) Sitting on the bench B) The old man C) Fed the pigeons D) On the bench
6. Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence:Shouting wildly, Carmen warned the pedestrian to look out for the car.
7. Identify the participial phrase:The first city attacked by the troops was in the middle of the desert
8. Where's the participial phrase?We enjoyed a delicious Japanese meal, prepared by a trained chef.
9. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper. Coming out of the market, the bananas fell on the pavement.
10. Identify the present participial phrase:Having been a gymnast, Lynn knew the importance of exercise.
11. Choose the sentence that contains a participial phrase.
12. Find the PARTICIPLE. The dancing bear was on display.
13. The workers _____ to build the Panama Canal were at grave risk of getting yellow fever.
14. What does a participial phrase begin with?
15. Find the participle phrase:Strutting across the stage, Brad was the picture of confidence.
16. Identify the participle in the following sentence:Fifteen men, clothed in military uniforms, presented the flags.
17. Identify the participial phrase. Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.
18. As it rained heavily, we couldn't carry out all the plans of the picnic.
19. Early films were still pictures projected on a wall.
20. What is a run-on sentence?
21. Ms. Schutte's new puppy, Oberon, barks at all the leaves blowing in the wind.
22. What is the function of the gerund phrase (in pink)?Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster.
23. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a past participial phrase to describe a quasar?
24. Find the participial phrase:The curtains closed at the end of the play, bringing the night of theater to an end.
25. What is the participial phrase in the sentence:Amazed by the view, we took many pictures. A) Amazed by the view B) We took C) Many pictures D) By the view
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