Absolute and Participial Phrases

Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:

The participial phrase is underlined. Which word does it modify?

Jogging down the street, I realized that I'd forgotten to wear socks.

• I

• realized

• forgotten

• socks

What is the participial phrase?

Watching the sunset, the man's eyes filled with tears from its beauty.

• filled with tears

• watching the sunset

• from its beauty

• watching

Identify the participial phrase used as an adjective in the sentence:

Terrified by Ares' power, many Greeks did not like to worship him.

• Terrified by Ares' power

• many Greeks

• did not like

• to worship him

What is the participial phrase?

• Garrett grabbed

• on the hook

• grabbed his coat

• hanging on the hook

The participial phrase is underlined. Which word does it modify?

Shocked to see the astronaut on his bus, Superman begged her for an autograph.

• Superman

• begged

• her

• autograph

Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:

Quickly checking over his answers, Patrick handed in his test just before time ran out.

• Quickly checking over his answers

• Quickly checking

• handed in his test

• before time ran out

What is the participial phrase?

• ate the leftovers

• knocking

• over the trashcan

• knocking over the trashcan

The participial phrase is underlined. Which word does it modify?

Batman's sock drawer, organized by color, was the cleanest part of his room.

• Batman

• sock drawer

• his

• room

What noun is the participial phrase modifying?

Hiding under the blanket, the cat meowed during the storm.

• blanket

• hiding

• meowed

• cat