Participles Practice

What is a participle?

Choose all that are correct.

• can be the main verb

• can act as an adjective

• acts as an adverb

• can be past or present tense

Is the participle in the sentence below past or present?

The burnt spaghetti sat on the counter.

• past

• present

Match the following from the sentence below.

During skiing, the experienced athlete beat the record for jumps.

• Subject

• beat

• Direct Object

• athlete

• Main Verb

• record

• Participle

• skiing

• Gerund

• experienced

Answer explanation

During skiing, the experienced athlete beat the record for jumps.

Subj = athlete

Main Verb = beat

D.O. = record

Prep =During, for

Prep Phrase = During skiing, for jumps

Obj of Prep Phrase = skiing, jumps

Gerund =skiing (N -> Obj of Prep Phrase)

Participle = experienced (past, acting as an Adjective describing athlete)

Match the following from the sentence below.

After playing, the deflated team decided to quit.

• Participle

• deflated

• Main Verb

• playing

• Infinitive

• team

• Gerund

• decided

• Subject

• to quit

Answer explanation

After playing, the deflated team decided to quit.

Subj = team

Main Verb = decided

D.O. = to quit

Prep = After

Prep Phrase = After playing

Obj of Prep Phrase = playing

Gerund = playing (N -> Obj of Prep Phrase

Participle = deflated (past, adj describing the team)

Infinitive =to quit (N -> D.O.)

What job is the participle/participial phrase performing in the sentence?

The man is arriving to the show.

• adjectives

• main verb

What job is the participle/participial phrase performing in the sentence?

At the job site, the man replaced the broken tool.

• adjectives

• main verb