Participles & Participial Phrases

Jill's car, damaged by the wreck, was towed to a gas station. What is the participle?

• wreck
• car
• Jill's
• damaged

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.8.4A

The flying insect was a nuisance.
What is the participle?

• insect
• flying
• nuisance
• the

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.8.4A

The dog wearing the red collar is Mack's pet. What is the participle?

• red
• wearing
• pet
• dog

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

The gushing water was causing a health hazard. What is the participle?

• hazard
• gushing
• health
• water

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.8.4A

Identify the participial phrase.

Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.

• Monica

• jumped around wildly

• threw her arms up

• Enjoying her victory

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the participial phrase.

Braking too late, Judy hit the car in front of her.

• hit the car

• in front of her

• Braking too late

• Judy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Mandy marveled at the yard covered in a thick layer of snow.

• marveled at the yard

• covered in a thick layer of snow

• yard

• Mandy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

For dinner, Cindy enjoyed a hamburger topped with lettuce, onions, and ketchup.

• enjoyed a hamburger

• topped with lettuce, onions, and ketchup

• For dinner

• hamburger

Holding open the elevator doors, the man smiled at the mother.

• smiled at the mother

• the mother

• elevator doors

• Holding open the elevator doors

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

• holding
• smiled
• tired
• holding, tired

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A