Participles and Infinitives

True or False?
A participle modifies a verb.

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What type of phrase is in red?
Trembling with rage, she stalked out. 

• infinitive

• participial

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?
Tara was getting worried that she may not pass the math test, thinking how little she knew about equations.

• Tara
• test
• she
• equations

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

How is the red word functioning in the following sentence?
After the game, the losing team went home with no trophy.

• verb
• adjective
• direct object
• subject

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Is the highlighted word/phrase a VERB or a PARTICIPLE?
Cindy appeared very graceful while she was jumping over the hurdles.

• verb/verb phrase
• participle/participle phrase

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

How does a participial phrase function in a sentence? 

• It shows a relationship between two words.
• It describes the noun next to it.
• It renames the noun in front of it. 
• It is the action in the sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What noun is the participial phrase modifying?
Quickly checking over his answers, Patrick handed in his test just before time ran out.

• Patrick
• answers
• test
• ran

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?
Sweeping across the night sky, the bats hunted their prey.

• Sweeping across the night sky,
• the bats hunted 
• hunted their prey.
• across the night sky

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Participials are what part of speech?

• nouns

• adverbs

• adjectives

• conjunctions

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the underlined phrase:

Parked by the side of the road, the patrolman waited for speeders.

• infinitive phrase

• participial phrase

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A