Participles

Why is "kicked" not a participle in this sentence:

James kicked the ball and it landed on a frozen lake.

• Because it is functioning as a noun

• Because it is functioning as a verb

• It is a participle.

Is the underlined participle past or present?

Katie raced to the flashing light at the finish line.

• Past

• Present

Fill in the blank with the correct participle:

Her ___________ profession is teaching piano.

• choosing

• favorite

• chosen

• best

What is a participle?

• verb pretending to be a noun

• verb pretending to be an adjective

• noun pretending to be a noun

• adjective pretending to be a verb

Which of word is a participle?

The window, broken during the storm, let the icy winds into the cabin

• window

• broken

• during

• let

Which word is a participle?

Boiling storm clouds threatened to wash out the picnic.

• boiling

• threatened

• wash

• out

Identify the participle(s).
The drowning boy struggled to keep his head above the water.

• drowning

• struggled

• drowning, struggled

What is the participle in the following sentence?
The sobbing child held his injured knee.

• The

• sobbing

• child

• held

Find the participle:Sally could not sleep with that blinking light from the television's power button.

• sleep

• blinking

• could

• power

Defying gravity, the magician surprised the audience by levitating above the ground.

• Defying

• surprised

• levitating

• defying, levitating