Identifying Misplaced Participial Phrases

Identify the misplaced participial phrase in the following sentence: "Running quickly, the bus was missed by the student."

• Running quickly

• the bus was missed

• by the student

• the student

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Which sentence correctly uses the participial phrase?

• The dog, wagging its tail, it was happy to see us.

• Wagging its tail, the dog was happy to see us.

• It was happy to see us, wagging its tail.

• Wagging its tail was the dog, it seemed happy.

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Choose the sentence where the participial phrase is correctly placed.

• Covered in mud, we saw the bike after the race.

• We saw the bike, covered in mud, after the race.

• After the race, covered in mud, the bike we saw.

• We saw, after the race, the bike covered in mud.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Identify the misplaced participial phrase in this sentence: "Jumping out of the water, the fisherman caught the fish."

• Jumping out of the water

• the fisherman caught

• the fish

• caught the fish

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which of the following sentences uses the participial phrase correctly?

• The cookies, baked fresh this morning, they are delicious.

• Baked fresh this morning, the cookies are delicious.

• They are delicious, the cookies baked fresh this morning.

• Baked fresh this morning are the cookies, they are delicious.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Select the sentence with the correctly placed participial phrase.

• The man, repairing the roof, fell.

• Repairing the roof, the man fell.

• The man fell, repairing the roof.

• Fell the man, repairing the roof.

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Identify the sentence with the misplaced participial phrase.

• The girl, holding a balloon, smiled at the clown.

• Holding a balloon, the girl smiled at the clown.

• Smiling at the clown, the balloon was held by the girl.

• The balloon was held by the girl, smiling at the clown.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Which sentence correctly uses the participial phrase?

• The cat, chased by the dog, it ran up the tree.

• Chased by the dog, the cat ran up the tree.

• It ran up the tree, chased by the dog.

• The cat ran up the tree, chased by the dog.

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Choose the sentence where the participial phrase is correctly placed.

• Lost in the forest, the map was useless to them.

• They found the map useless, lost in the forest.

• The map, lost in the forest, was useless to them.

• The map was useless to them, lost in the forest.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Identify the misplaced participial phrase in this sentence: "Flying over the lake, the eagle was seen by the tourists."

• Flying over the lake

• the eagle was seen

• by the tourists

• the eagle

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DOK Level 1: Recall