Participles

Identify the participle in the following sentence.
Getting ready for bed, Samantha brushed her teeth and combed her hair.

• getting
• brushed
• combed
• no participle present

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?
Even though Evan was blind, he had a heightened sense of hearing.

• Evan
• blind
• sense
• hearing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?
Swinging back and forth, the girls played on the swing set for hours.

• back
• girls
• swing set
• hours

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Find the PARTICIPLE.
My growling stomach wants food.

• My
• growling
• stomach
• wants

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the PARTICIPLE.
The dancing bear was on display.

• dancing
• bear
• was
• on

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the PARTICIPLE.
Melted snow is such a mess.

• melted
• snow
• is
• mess

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the PARTICIPLE.
The student completed growing piles of homework.

• student
• completed
• growing
• piles

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the PARTICIPLE.
The teacher's writing session was very helpful.

• teacher's
• writing
• session
• was

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Is the participle past or present?
Her purring cat jumped on the fence.

• present
• past

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Is the participle past or present?
The speeding silver van blocked our exit off the ramp.

• present
• past

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A