Participles/Participial Phrases

Participles are what part of speech?

• nouns

• adverbs

• adjectives

• conjunctions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which part of the sentence is a participle?

We should volunteer to rebuild the destroyed homes from Hurricane Harvey.

• should

• rebuild

• destroyed

• We should volunteer

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which part of the sentence is a participle?

The budding branches remind us that spring is approaching.

• budding

• branches

• remind

• spring

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which part of the sentence is a participle?

Nate, Nathan, and Nathaniel took a walking tour of New York City.

• New York City

• took

• walking

• walking tour

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which part of the sentence is a participial phrase?

My favorite Yeti, scratched from many years of use, still holds ice for 24 hours.

• scratched from many years of use

• My favorite Yeti

• scratched

• still holds ice for 24 hours

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which part of the sentence is a participial phrase?

Wearing a lei around her neck, the hula dancer moved to the rhythms of the ukulele.

• the hula dancer

• Wearing a lei around her neck

• moved to the music

• moved

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which part of the sentence is a participial phrase?

Books placed onto the cart will be put back when the library closes at 5:00 p.m.

• placed on the cart

• will be put back

• closes

• Books placed on the cart

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which option contains a participial phrase?

• Umbrellas tossing in the wind, the beach-goers decided to pack up and head back to their hotel.

• Tossing his snorkel and flippers into his bag, Rio quickly dodged a flying umbrella.

• The storm turned the beaches of Ocean City Maryland, a popular seaside town, into a windswept desert.

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which question contains a participle?

• Bob's brother Bill bought a new bicycle with his Christmas money.

• He also made a wise purchase of cycling sneakers so he would not wear out his Yeezys.

• Feet pedaling furiously, Bill set off on his first biking adventure.

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which sentence contains a participle?

• Paul devoured a juicy peach, his shirt soaked and sticky.

• Paul devoured a delicious peach; the juices dripped down his chin.

• Paul devoured a dripping peach, his shirt soaked and sticky.

• His shirt soaked and sticky, Paul devoured a peach.

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A