Participles and Participial Phrases

Front

Identify the participle(s).
Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.

Back

Enjoying

Front

Identify the participle(s) in the sentence: Braking too late, Judy hit the stopped car in front of her.

Back

Braking, stopped

Front

Identify the participle(s) in the sentence: Mandy marveled at the yard covered in a thin layer of sparkling dew.

Back

covered, sparkling

Front

Identify the participle(s) in the sentence: For dinner Maurice enjoyed a hamburger topped with pickles, onions, and mustard.

Back

topped

Front

Identify the participle(s) in the sentence: William almost stepped on the snake hidden in the clump of monkey grass.

Back

hidden

Front

Identify the participle(s).
My mom cringes each time she hears the crashing cymbals and pounding drums coming from my bedroom.

Back

crashing, pounding

Front

Identify the participle(s) in the sentence: Marsha smiled sadly at the wilting flower.

Back

wilting

Front

Identify the participle(s).
Holding open the elevator doors, the kind man smiled at the tired mother.

Back

holding, tired

Front

Identify the participle(s) in the sentence: The drowning boy struggled to keep his head above the water.

Back

drowning

Front

Identify the participle(s).
Defying gravity, the magician surprised the audience by levitating above the ground.

Back

Defying