Participial Phrase

Combine the sentences: As the boy came into the room, he threw his books on the desk.

• Having come into the room, the boy threw his books on the desk.

• Came into the room, the boy threw his books on the desk.

• As coming into the room, the boy threw his books on the desk.

• Coming into the room, the boy threw his books on the desk.

Combine the sentences: The woman smiled and waved. She said hello.

• Smiling and waving, said hello by women.

• The woman, smiled and waved, said hello.

• The woman, smiling and waving, said hello.

Combine the sentences: They were chatting along. They didn't see the car coming.

• They were chatting along, they didn't see the car coming.

• Chatting along, they didn't see the car coming.

• Chatted along, they didn't see the car coming.

• Having chatted along, they didn't see the car coming.

Combine the sentences: He was picked up by his mother and didn't have to wait for the bus.

• Picked up by his mother, he didn't have to wait for the bus.

• Picked up by his mother, and he didn't have to wait for the bus.

• Picking up by his mother, he didn't have to wait for the bus.

• Picking up, by his mother, he didn't have to wait for the bus.

Combine the sentences: She was listening to the radio and didn't hear the doorbell.

• Having Listened to the radio. She didn't hear the doorbell.

• Having Listened to the radio, she didn't hear the doorbell.

• Listening to the radio, she didn't hear the doorbell.

• Listening to the radio. She didn't hear the doorbell.

Combine the sentences: She had finished her degree in university and started to work for an international company

• Having finished her degree in university, she started to work for an international company

• Having finished her degree in university, working for an international company was started.

• Finished her degree in university, she started to work for an international company

• Finishing her degree in university, she started to work for an international company

What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?
The lake, frozen over all winter, was finally thawing.

• The lake, frozen

• was finally

• frozen over all winter

• thawing.

Find the participial phrase: Opening the book to the last page, Sally read the ending first.

• the last page

• Sally read the ending

• ending first

• opening the book to the last page

Find the participial phrase: Yawning widely, the student struggled to stay awake in class.

• in class

• the student struggled

• yawning widely

• to stay awake

Find the participial phrase: The girl wearing the blue shirt ran down the hallway.

• ran down the hallway

• wearing the blue shirt

• down the hallway

• the girl wearing