Participle and Participial phrases

What is the participle in this sentence?

Some ducks sat on a floating log in the water.

• sat

• some

• log

• floating

What is the participial phrase in this sentence?

The house nestled in the valley was built by immigrants from Sweden.

• immigrants from Sweden

• nestled in the valley

• the house

• was built

What is the participial phrase in this sentence?

The happy coach waved at the fans cheering in the upper deck.

• the happy coach

• waved at the fans

• cheering in the upper deck

• coach waved at the fans

In which sentence is a noun and participial phrase CAPITALIZED?

• It is amazing that BIRDS ARE ABLE TO FLY.

• The colorful BIRDS BUILDING A NEST are orioles.

• Birds at our feeder flew away when THEY SAW A HAWK.

• The DUCK WAS WADDLING ACROSS the grassy field.

In which sentence is a pronoun and participial phrase CAPITALIZED?

• HEARING THE NOISE, SHE turned around quickly.

• The pilot was LANDING HER PLANE on the runway.

• HE SAW HIS FRIENDS KICKING a soccer ball around.

• Does your friend know where HE IS GOING?

What is the participle in this sentence?

The abandoned house was never visited on Halloween.

• the

• abandoned

• house

• visited

What is the participle in this sentence?

The screaming ghost startled all the children.

• the

• screaming

• ghost

• startled

What are the participles in this sentence?

A black cat, hissing and scratching, jumped from the bushes and ran down the street.

• hissing, scratching

• cat

• bushes, street

• jumped

Which TWO choices are participles in this sentence?

A popular Halloween snack is roasted pumpkin seeds.

• popular

• roasted

• is

• pumpkin

What is the participle in this sentence?

My Mom and Dad always ate my discarded Halloween candy.

• mom, dad

• ate

• discarded

• candy