Participle Phrases

What is the participial phrase?
 
That man dancing the jig must be Irish.

• that man
• dancing the jig
• must be Irish.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participial phrase?
 
Completing her homework, the girl began to feel accomplished.

• completing her homework
• the girl began
• to feel accomplished

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participial phrase?
 
The water drained slowly in the pipe clogged with hair.

• the water drained
• slowly
• in the pipe
• clogged with hair

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participial phrase?
 
Bitten by many mosquitoes, we wished that we had stayedhome instead of camping.

• bitten by many mosquitoes
• we wished
• we had stayed home
• instead of camping

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participial phrase?
 
The dog running along the fence will bite you if you get too close.

• the dog
• running along the fence
• will bite you
• if you get too close

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participle?
 
The overworked employee slept at her desk last night. 

• overworked
• slept
• at her desk
• night

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participle?
 
The crying baby is keeping me up at night.

• crying
• baby
• keeping
• at night

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participle?
 
I wondered about his bruised face.

• wondered
• about
• bruised
• face

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participle?
 
She positioned herself like a crouching tiger.

• positioned
• herself
• crouching
• tiger

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participle?
 
Dreaming, he began to fly.

• dreaming
• he
• began
• to fly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A