Participles

Describe the participle in the sentence below.

The crying baby was hungry.

• crying; past

• crying; present

• was hungry; past

• was hungry; present

Describe the participle in the sentence below.

The children refused to eat the burned toast.

• burned; past

• refused; past

• burned; present; present

• refused; present

Describe the participle in the sentence below.

The exciting game lasted two extra innings.

• lasted; past

• exciting; past

• lasted; present

• exciting; present

What is the participial phrase in the sentence below?

The dog panting in the backyard needed water.

• needed water

• in the backyard

• the dog panting

• panting in the backyard

What is the participial phrase in the sentence below?

Fascinated by ants, Gil has made many important discoveries about them.

• Gil has made

• Fascinated by ants

• discoveries about them

• made many important discoveries

Which word does the participle experienced describe in the sentence below?

The experienced skateboarder performed many tricks for the audience.

• audience

• performed

• skateboarder

• tricks

Which word does the participle surprising describe in the sentence below?

The judge revealed the surprising winner of the contest.

• contest

• judge

• revealed

• winner

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

(1)Victoria removed her muddy shoes. (2) Victoria entered the house.

• Victoria removing her muddy shoes entered the house.

• Removing her muddy shoes, Victoria entered the house.

• Removed her muddy shoes and Victoria then entered the house.

• Victoria removed her muddy shoes and Victoria entered the house.

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

(1)Sergio read a book. (2) Sergio lost track of time.

• Reading a book, Sergio lost track of time.

• Sergio while reading lost track of book time.

• Sergio read a book while losing track of time.

• Because of reading, Sergio lost track of time in a book.

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

(1)The teacher taught a lesson on space exploration. (2) The students were interested..

• Interesting students, listened to the teacher's lesson on space exploration.

• The teacher taught a lesson on space exploration to the interested students.

• Teaching a lesson on space exploration, the students were interested in the teacher.

• Because the teacher taught interested students, the lesson was on space exploration.