Participle and absolute phrase

Participle and absolute phrase

Multiple Choice

Choose the absolute phrase:

• the boy watched

• his eyes bulging in the dark

• the girl stopped

• the dog slept

Multiple Choice

Choose the participial phrase:

• meet with the dean

• work from home

• removing his glasses

• hum a tune

Multiple Choice

Does this sentence have an absolute phrase?

Legs shaking, he decided to ride the roller coaster.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What is the absolute phrase in this sentence?

Having written to the president, the young activist wanted an answer, her heart pleading for change.

• The young activist wanted

• Having written to the president

• her heart pleading for change

Multiple Choice

Find the participial phrase: Opening the book to the last page, Sally read the ending first.

• the last page

• Sally read the ending

• ending first

• opening the book to the last page

Multiple Choice

Find the participial phrase: Yawning widely, the student struggled to stay awake in class.

• in class

• the student struggled

• yawning widely

• to stay awake

Multiple Choice

Find the participle: The children took off their snowy jackets and crowded by the warming fire.

• warming

• crowded

• took

• snowy