Participial Phrases

Change the adjective clauses to present participial phrases!

The young woman, who was running to catch the bus, stumbled and fell.

• The young woman, was running to catch the bus, stumbled and fell.

• The young woman, running to catch the bus, stumbled and fell.

• The young woman, is running to catch the bus, stumbled and fell.

• The young woman, who running to catch the bus, stumbled and fell.

Identify the participial phrase!

The young woman, running to catch the bus, stumbled and fell.

• The young woman

• stumbled and fell

• running to catch the bus

• The young woman, running to catch the bus

Change the adjective clauses to past participial phrases!

The two women, who were dressed in their Sunday best, proceeded on to church

• The two women dressed in their Sunday best proceeded on to church

• The two women, dressed in their Sunday best, proceeded on to church

• The two women who were dressed in their Sunday best proceeded on to church

• The two women were dressed in their Sunday best, proceeded on to church

Change to the progressive passive participle! (present action)

The music which is being played now is by Bach.

• The music being played now is by Bach.

• The music is being played now is by Bach.

• The music being playing now is by Bach.

• The music is now being played is by Bach.

Change to the perfect participial forms!

Mr. Preston, who had been offered a good job out-of-town, told his wife they would have to move.

• Mr. Preston, had been offered a good job out-of-town, told his wife they would have to move.

• Mr. Preston having been offered a good job out-of-town told his wife they would have to move.

• Mr. Preston, having been offering a good job out-of-town, told his wife they would have to move.

• Mr. Preston, having been offered a good job out-of-town, told his wife they would have to move.

Insert the participial phrases in the blank space!

Participial phrase: taking a walk in the woods

A person _____

can see a great variety of birds.

• A person, taking a walk in the woods, can see a great variety of birds.

• A person who is taking a walk in the woods, can see a great variety of birds.

• A person taking a walk in the woods can see a great variety of birds.

• A person taking a walk in the woods, can see a great variety of birds.

Insert the participial phrases in the blank space!

Participial phrase: gossiping maliciously about her neighbors

Mrs. Smith _____

soon lost their friendship.

• Mrs. Smith who had gossip maliciously about her neighbors soon lost their friendship.

• Mrs. Smith, gossiping maliciously about her neighbors, soon lost their friendship.

• Mrs. Smith who is gossiping maliciously about her neighbors, soon lost their friendship.

• Mrs. Smith gossiping maliciously about her neighbors soon lost their friendship.

Insert the participial phrases in the blank space!

Participial phrase: spoiled by his parents

A boy ____

may never become a mature, responsible adult.

• A boy spoiled by his parents may never become a mature, responsible adult.

• A boy, who spoiled by his parents may never become a mature, responsible adult.

• A boy, spoiled by his parents, may never become a mature, responsible adult.

• A boy who was spoiled by his parents may never become a mature, responsible adult.

Change to participial phrase in two-part objects of verb!

We watched (kitten, try, climb, tree)

• We, watching the kitten trying to climbing the tree

• We, watched the kitten that is trying to climbing the tree

• We watching the kitten trying to climbing the tree

• We watched the kitten trying to climb the tree

Choose the two objects in participial phrases in two-part objects of verbs below!

The police caught the young boy stealing a car.

• The police and the young boy

• the young boy and a car

• The police and a car