Participles and Participle Phrases

Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:

Children introduced to music early develop strong intellectual skills.

• introduced to music early

• develop strong intellectual skills

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Participle is a verb that is used as an adjective in a sentence.

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY TO "Participle"

• It is not the main verb of the sentence and does not have a subject.

• Present participles end in -ing

• past participles often end in -ed, -d, or -t.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Determine what the Participle Phrase is:

Hidden from view, the man saw the boy who tore down the sign.

• Hidden from view

• saw the boy

• tore down the sign

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

The teacher told the student passing the note to give it to her.

• told the student

• passing the note

• to give it to her

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

Determine what the Participle is:

Having played sports in the past, Jim knew the importance of stretching first.

• Having played sports

• knew the importance of stretching

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Identify the past participle in the sentence:

Sarah noticed her sister walking along the shoreline.

• noticed

• walking

• walking along

• shoreline

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Determine what the Participle is:

I watched the dog charging toward me.

• watched

• charging

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Sighing happily, she folded and put away the letter.

• sighing

• folded and put

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

The jacket was covered by dragons flying through the night sky.

• covered by dragons

• flying through the night sky

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:

• a program challenging

• challenging to both mind and body

• challenging

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C