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1. Which of the following is a participial phrase? A) In the garden B) Watered the plants C) The flowers D) Singing happily
2. What noun is the participial phrase modifying?Yesterday after school, Paul raked the lawn covered in leaves.
3. Identify the run-on sentence in the options below:
4. Which of the following is a present participial phrase describing a nebula?A nebula is a cloud of gas and dust that is _____ stars.
5. The Mandalorian attacked the mercenaries with remarkable precision, his skill unrivaled, his reputation well deserved.
6. Where is a comma needed to make this sentence correct? Toby finished the sprint in 35 seconds beating his old time by 3 seconds.
7. Identify the participial phrase. My mom asked me to wash the dishes piling up in the sink.
8. Which sentence is the appropriate change from the adverb clause to a participial phrase.Because I am the eldest son, I am responsible for taking care of my parents.
9. Identify the phrase. Mrs Newell, enjoying her day, heard horrible news.
10. Which word does the participle surprising describe in the sentence? The judge revealed the surprising winner of the contest.
11. After spending 5 days in the city, we wanted to explore some nature.
12. One of the best superfoods, the pomegranate, will keep you healthy through the winter months. What interrupter are you seeing?
13. Swimming in the ocean is one of the most exhilarating experiences I've ever had.
14. In which sentence is a pronoun and participial phrase in "quotes?"
15. Does the following sentence contain a past or present participial phrase?Hated by the Federalists, John Quincey Adams returned to private life.
16. Does the following sentence contain a past or present participial phrase?The captain during touchdown worried about skidding left and right with sparks flying everywhere.
17. Staring out the window at the rain, Bob became more and more impatient.
18. What does MODIFY mean?
19. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence. Andrea, waking from a dream, cried fearfully.
20. Identify the participial phrase used as an adjective in the sentence:Noted for her beauty, Venus was sought by all the gods as a wife.
21. What noun is the participial phrase modifying?Knocking over the trashcan, the raccoon ate the leftovers.
22. Find the sentence with a past participial phrase.
23. What is the italic word modifying in the following sentence?Stunned by the last-minute touchdown, the crowd began to file slowly out of the stadium.
24. Pork and beans canned in tomato sauce is my favorite.
25. What is the participial phrase?Watching the sunset, the man's eyes filled with tears from its beauty.
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