Absolute and Participial Phrases

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

My spy kit, lost during Barack Obama's scavenger hunt, contained magnifying glasses and disappearing ink.

• spy kit

• magnifying

• glasses

• disappearing ink

Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence: Carefully painted and decorated, the artwork glittered in the sunlight.

• painted

• decorated

• glittered

• sunlight

What are the two ways a participle can end?

• -ly

• -ing

• -ed

• -ness

The underlined section is an example of what type of phrase?

• Prepositional

• Infinitive

• Participial

• Subordinating

Identify the participial phrase.

Racing through the woods, her heart pounded as she grew closer to the house.

• racing through the woods

• heart pounded

• grew closer

Portia was her first acting role.

• Verb 

• Participle 

• Gerund 

Use the participial phrase as an adjective in the following sentence: The house, surrounded by tall trees, looked beautiful in the sunlight.

• painted by colorful flowers

• located near a busy street

• built by a famous architect

• surrounded by tall trees

Answer the following questions about participles:

Participles look like _________________.

• nouns

• adjectives

• adverbs

• verbs

What type of verbal is the underlined word? The sobbing child held his injured knee.

• gerund

• participle

• infinitive

Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:

• Demonstrating his ability to hunt

• Demonstrating his ability

• Demonstrating his ability to hunt, fence, and ride