Participles, gerunds and Participial Phrases

Which sentence contains a gerund phrase?

• This was big news for the world of astronomy—and for the world as a whole.

• Of the eight known planets, only two were discovered in modern times.

• Finding a third would be historic.

• . The new planet would orbit the Sun every 15,000 years.

Identify the participle in the sentence:
I did not want to eat the burned potatoes that my mother cooked

• cooked

• Mother

• want

• burned

Identify the participle in the sentence:
We were awakened last night by a barking dog.

• awakened

• barking

• were

• dog

What is the function of the gerund phrase (in pink)?

Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster.

• Subject of the sentence

• Object of the verb

• Object of the preposition

Rochelle and her sister finally went shopping for shoes.

• Gerund

• Participle

* Which choice combines these two sentences by using a participle phrase?

We did research at the library. We used our findings to make outlines.

• We did research at the library, and we used our findings to make outlines.

• After we did research at the library, we used our findings to make outlines.

• Having done research at the library, we used our findings to make outlines.

• . Doing research at the library was our first step before making outlines.