Participial Phrases

Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: 'Running quickly, the athlete crossed the finish line.'

• Athlete running

• Running quickly

• Quickly running

• Crossing the finish line

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Create a participial phrase using the verb 'paint'.

• painted the house

• painter of the masterpiece

• paints the canvas

• painting the walls

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Use this participial phrase as a starter: (Painting his room red,)

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Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.W.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.3A

CCSS.W.9-10.3D

Rewrite the sentence to correct the misplaced participial phrase: 'Eating quickly, the pizza was devoured by the hungry teenagers.'

• The hungry teenagers devoured the pizza quickly.

• Quickly eating, the pizza was devoured by the hungry teenagers.

• The pizza was quickly devoured by the hungry teenagers.

• The pizza was devoured by the hungry teenagers quickly.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the participial phrase in the sentence: 'Broken into pieces, the vase was beyond repair.'

• beyond repair

• the vase

• Broken into pieces

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Form a participial phrase using the verb 'sing'.

• singable

• sings

• singed

• singing

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Explain why dangling participial phrases can cause confusion in writing.

• Dangling participial phrases are only found in spoken language.

• Dangling participial phrases modify the nearest noun or pronoun, which may not be the intended target, causing confusion.

• Dangling participial phrases are always grammatically incorrect.

• Dangling participial phrases are used to emphasize the main idea in a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.3

Correct the misplaced participial phrase in the sentence: 'Walking down the street, the store caught my eye.'

• Walking down the street, the store was closed.

• Walking down the street, the store was visible.

• Walking down the street, I noticed the store.

• Walking down the street, the store was crowded.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Locate the participial phrase in the following sentence: 'Excited about the trip, the children packed their bags.'

• Excited children

• The children packed their bags

• Packed their bags

• Excited about the trip

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Compose a participial phrase using the verb 'dance'.

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.1