Participles 3

A participle is a verb that functions as an .....

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• verb

Present participles end in.....

• -ing

• e, ed

• e, ed, en

• t

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence: A new tennis ball, covered thickly with fuzz, bounces a bit slowly.

• a bit slowly

• new tennis ball

• Covered thickly with fuzz

• Bounces

What is the participle in the following sentence: Homesteaders needed fenced land to farm.

• Needed

• Land

• To farm

• Fenced

Identify the participles in the following sentence: Battered and bruised, the man won the boxing match.

• Battered

• Bruised

• Boxing

• Battered and bruised

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence: The horse, trotting up to the fence, hopes that you have an apple or carrot.

• Trotting up to the fence

• Hopes

• Apple or carrot

• Hopes that

What is the participial in the following sentence: Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.

• Jumped around

• Enjoying her victory

• Wildly

• Threw her arms up

What is the participle in the following sentence: Braking too late, Judy hit the car in front of her.

• Judy

• Hit

• Car

• Braking

Past or present? Braking too late, Judy hit the car in front of her.

• present

• past

Past or present? Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.

• present

• past