Verbals: Participles

What's the verbal?

I feel falling rain upon my head.

• participle

• gerund

• infinitive

In the sentence, "Removing his glasses, the professor shook his head with disappointment," what is the underlined phrase?

• Gerund phrase

• Infinitive phrase

• Appositive phrase

• Participial phrase

Participles, gerunds, and infinitives are all...

• Verbs

• Verbals

• Phrases

• Passive Voice

Change the underlined sentence to present participial phrase.

Mr. Pat has decided to leave the school. He will miss his students.

• Having decided to leave the school, Mr. Pat will miss his students.

• Deciding to leave the school, Mr. Pat will miss his students.

• Leaving the school, Mr. Pat will miss his students.

• Having left the school, Mr. Pat will miss his students.

I thought he was an ____________ leader. I just found out that he always gets entrusted to lead and train new engineers every year.

• experienced

• experiencing

• inexperienced

• inexperiencing

Choose the participle that best completes the sentence. Back then, Mom always reminded me to do my best in everything that I would do. Now that I am a successful engineer and pilot, I could say that my __________ dreams are a proof that my Mom is and has always been right.

• fulfilled

• fulfilling

• discovered

• achieving

Which participle best completes the sentence? One thing that scares me is the ___________ danger and the inevitable loss of lives everytime a war is feared to break out. That's why I always do my best to help people realize that our lives are the most important gift from God, and that we have no right to take someone's life. In fact, in any war there are no winners, but all are losers. Every _________ person has the right to live in peace.

• approached, living

• approaching, lived

• approaching, living

• approached, lived

Which participial phrase best completes the sentence?_________________, Eiad humbled himself and apologized Eyad. He knew that his words had offended his twin brother.

• Forced by his parents,

• Lacking the courage to humble himself,

• Having realized his mistake,

• Having been forgiven,

Which participial phrase best completes the sentence? Uncle Bob, _____________, remains positive about life. He remains to be the 'builder of hope and optimism' in our family even in this trying time.

• tired with his life

• living a healthy life

• suffering from a terminal illness

• losing his faith in God

Change the underlined sentence to present participial phrase.

• Having left the school, Mr. Pat will miss his students.

• Leaving the school, Mr. Pat will miss his students.

• Willing to leave the school , Mr. Pat will miss his students.

• Missing his students, Mr. Pat left the school.