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1. The child sat at the desk. He was painting his first picture.
2. What are participial phrases?
3. Working in the lab, the scientist created a robot.
4. A participle is a verbal that functions as _____
5. Do you know the couple
6. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence. Running quickly, the policeman caught the burglar.
7. In the sentence below, which word should be followed by a comma? Shaking hands with people the president barely made it to his car.
8. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Tired from the long day, the students eagerly awaited the bell. A) Tired from the long day B) The students C) Eagerly awaited D) The bell
9. Where's the participial phrase?Returning home from school, Sue found the house empty.
10. Which part of the sentence is a participle? We should volunteer to rebuild the destroyed homes from Hurricane Harvey.
11. Which one is an incorrect statement about participle forms?
12. After the recently election, there were many that rejoiced at the new president in the White House, excited at the prospect of new leadership.
13. Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster.
14. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a comma with a participial phrase?
15. There are three kinds of participles:past, present, and future participles.
16. Identify the participial phrase in this sentence:Children interested in music early develop strong intellectual skills.
17. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:Recently released, the movie has not yet come to our local theaters.
18. In the following sentence, which word does the participle modify? The paper airplane, swirling above our heads, finally crashed into the rear wall.
19. What does a participial phrase always function as?
20. Select the absolute phrase in the sentence. I flipped through the pages, my eyes filling with tears, of the old photo album.
21. Identify the participle: "Shaped like a flag, the sand sculpture won first prize."
22. What type of phrase is in blue?The noise seemed to grow louder.
23. Driven from their homelands, many people each year seek refuge in the United States.
24. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a participial phrase?a) The girl, wearing a red dress, danced gracefully.b) The tree, covered in snow, looked beautiful.c) The boy, excited about his birthday, opened his presents.d) The bird flew high in the sky.
25. In the sentence 'The crying baby was comforted by her mother', what is the participial phrase and what word does it modify?
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