3.13 Unit Test

Select the absolute phrase in this sentence:

The baby toddled across the room with his first wobbly steps, his chubby legs pumping.

• The baby toddled

• his first wobbly steps

• The baby toddled across the room

• his chubby legs pumping

Correctly punctuate the nonrestrictive participial phrase:

The campers savored their free time in the newly built pool.

• , laughing and splashing,

• , laughing and splashing

• laughing and splashing

• laughing and splashing,

What is the participial phrase in the sentence:

The car parked in the driveway is leaking oil and making a mess.

• leaking oil

• parked in the driveway

• The car

• making a mess

What is the absolute phrase in this sentence:

On such a beautiful day, the tourists crowded the beach to sunbathe, chairs and coolers clutched firmly in tow.

• firmly in tow

• on such a beautiful day

• the tourists crowded the beach

• chairs and coolers clutched

Which is the absolute phrase?

Because he decided to take his time, she was waiting on him all night long.

• Because he decided to take his time

• was waiting on him all night long

• to take his time

• There is not absolute phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What words begins a participial phrase? 

• a word with a verb word ending
• a, an, the
• prepositions
• a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?
Sweeping across the night sky, the bats hunted their prey.

• Sweeping across the night sky,
• the bats hunted 
• hunted their prey.
• across the night sky

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?
The lake, frozen over all winter, was finally thawing.

• The lake, frozen
• was finally
• frozen over all winter
• thawing.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is a participle?

• verb pretending to be a noun

• verb pretending to be an adjective

• noun pretending to be a noun

• adjective pretending to be a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A