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1. What word acts as a participle in this sentence? "I loved the scratching sound of the match against the sandpapery brown strip."
2. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence. The burned brownies did not satisfy my chocolate cravings.
3. What noun is the participial phrase modifying? Searching the glove compartment, Evangeline looked for her sunglasses.
4. Graham, interrupting the conversation, felt he needed to communicate his thoughts before they left his mind. What interrupter are you seeing?
5. Identify the participial phrase. Braking too late, Judy hit the car in front of her.
6. The basketball team, encouraged by its performance in the semifinals, went on to the finals.
7. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.The woman, caressing her hair, listened intently to the earnest young man.
8. Having come out in the cool night air, Mr. Troy looked up at the sky.
9. Which sentence contains a participial phrase?
10. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence. Barry, eating at the counter, looked up to see Susan.
11. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper. Freshly painted, Jim left the room to dry.
12. What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence? Tara was getting worried that she may not pass the math test, thinking how little she knew about equations.
13. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence. Mrs. Archer, worried about sunburn, always wears a hat and stays in the shade.
14. If there is a participial phrase, punctuate it. If not, choose no change:Dad trying to support me also thought I should face down my enemy
15. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:'The book, written by a famous author, became a bestseller.'
16. Sheila watched Desmond stuff his mouth with a cupcake frosted with vanilla icing.
17. What is the participle modifying in the following sentence? The dentist pulled my aching tooth.
18. Find the participial phrase:Opening the book to the last page, Sally read the ending first. (a)
19. Identify the participle(s). For dinner Maurice enjoyed a hamburger topped with pickles, onions, and mustard.
20. The runner gasping for breath crossed the finish line.
21. If there is a participial phrase, punctuate it. If not, choose no change:Mom working on a painting could not fix dinner for me.
22. ( Running very fast can be dangerous.) This sentence does not have a participial phrase.
23. Does this sentence contain a dangling participle? Removing her glasses, the queen shook her head in disappointment.
24. Identify the participle:Working in the lab, the scientist created a robot.
25. The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot.
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