Participles and Participial Phrases

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

Identify the participle in the following sentence.
The prison guards looked all around, but the escaped prisoner could not be located.

• looked
• escaped
• located
• no participle present

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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

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the participle in the following sentence.
Carla searched the entire mall, wanting to get the perfect dress for homecoming.

• searched
• wanting
• homecoming
• no participle present

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the participle in the following sentence.
Taking her little brother to the movies, Susie wanted to avoid seeing any of her friends

• taking
• wanted
• seeing
• no participle present

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?
Even though Evan was blind, he had a heightened sense of hearing.

• Evan
• blind
• sense
• hearing

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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?
The science test looked super easy, having only 10 multiple choice questions.

• verb
• adjective
• direct object
• subject

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CCSS.L.2.1E

How many participles are in the following sentence?
Having rushed through the extended essay, Joseph worried that he didn't put all the needed information for a passing score.

• 0
• 2
• 4
• 6

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A