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Present Participles

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Present Participles
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Identify the participial phrase.
The scouts roasting marshmallows around the fire told ghost stories to pass the time.

roasting marshmallows
roasting marshmallows around the fire
told ghost stories to pass the time

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?
Swinging back and forth, the girls played on the swing set for hours.

back
girls
swing set
hours

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Where is a comma needed to make this sentence correct?
Toby finished the sprint in 35 seconds beating his old time by 3 seconds.

after Toby
after finished
before beating
before by

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Where is a comma needed to make this sentence correct?
Jimmy, watching a scary movie jumped out of his seat.

after watching
before movie
before jumped
after his

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Identify the participle(s).
Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.

Enjoying
Enjoying, jumped
Enjoying, threw
Enjoying, jumped, threw

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the participle(s).
Braking too late, Judy hit the stopped car in front of her.

Braking
stopped
Braking, stopped

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

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