Verbs and adverbs

What is the type of the underlined mistake?
"Students feel exciting to have the semester break soon."

• participial phrases

• participial adjective

• order of adjectives

• tense

Answer explanation

The underlined mistake 'exciting' is a participial adjective, which is an adjective formed from a verb. In this case, 'exciting' should be replaced with 'excited' to match the intended meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Choose the verb form in this sentence:

The sweater always shrinks in the wash.

• Present

• Present participle

• Past

• Past participle

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Select the past participle:

• succeed

• succeeding

• succeeded

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

While trying to solve the complex equation, the mathematician discovered a new theorem.

The underlined section is an example of what type of phrase?

• Prepositional

• Infinitive

• Participial

• Subordinating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

The passing bus accelerated down the street.

• Gerund
• Participle
• Infinitive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the participial phrase.

Racing through the woods, her heart pounded as she grew closer to the house.

• racing through the woods

• heart pounded

• grew closer

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Past participle (V3) form of "eat" is

• ate

• eateen

• eaten

• eat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the participle in the following sentence.
Getting ready for bed, Samantha brushed her teeth and combed her hair.

• getting
• brushed
• combed
• no participle present

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Portia was her first acting role.

• Verb 
• Participle 
• Gerund 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the past participle form of CHOOSE?

• CHOOSE

• CHOSE

• CHOSEN

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A