Participial and Absolute Phrases

Read the sentence.

The cow standing in the meadow chewed contentedly on grass.

What is the participial phrase, and which word does it modify?

• standing in the meadow; modifies cow

• on grass; modifies chewed

• in the meadow; modifies standing

• chewed contentedly; modifies cow

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Select the correctly punctuated absolute phrase to add it to the sentence.

...Senora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive.

• Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers,

• Her house, bedecked in garlands of flowers

• Her house bedecked, in garlands of flowers

• Her house bedecked in garlands, of flowers

Select the absolute phrase in the sentence.

I flipped through the pages, my eyes filling with tears, of the old photo album

• i flipped through the pages

• my eyes filling with tears

• of the old photo album

Select the correctly punctuated participial phrase.

... Cortney found dozens of interesting seashells.

• Wading, in the shallow water

• Wading in the shallow water,

• Wading in, the shallow water

• Wading in the shallow, water

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Read this sentence.

The huge crowd clapped enthusiastically when the musicians bowed.

Which answer adds a participial phrase to the sentence?

• The huge crowd listened intently and clapped enthusiastically when the musicians bowed.

• The huge crowd clapped enthusiastically when the musicians bowed, and they hoped for an encore.

• The huge crowd clapped enthusiastically when the musicians bowed dramatically.

• The huge crowd, moved by the emotional concert, clapped enthusiastically when the musicians bowed.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A