Absolute and Participial Phrases

Choose the participial phrase:

• meet with the dean

• work from home

• removing his glasses

• hum a tune

Choose the participial phrase:

Ron loved his new hiking shoes, wearing them even to church.

• Ron loved

• new hiking shoes

• wearing them

• wearing them even to church

Choose the participial phrase:

Her sister, using a calm voice, told us to stand still.

• Her sister

• using a calm voice

• told us to stand still

• stand still

Which of the following is an example of an absolute phrase?

• If you can dream it, you can do it.

• Running toward the finish line, she felt exhilarated.

• The lake, a mirror of the clear sky, reflected the mountains.

• The book on the table is mine.

Which of the following sentences does NOT correctly use an absolute phrase?

• The concert over, the crowd began to leave.

• With the sun setting, we decided to head back home.

• Her eyes sparkling with joy, she accepted the award.

• They won the game, their skills unmatched.

In the sentence "The stars visible, we navigated through the desert," what role does the absolute phrase play?

• It indicates the condition under which the main action took place.

• It serves as the main verb of the sentence.

• It introduces a comparison.

• It functions as a direct object.

Which of the following is NOT an absolute phrase?

• His heart racing, he crossed the finish line.

• After the movie, we went to dinner.

• The storm over, they resumed their picnic.

• Glasses on, she read the book in one sitting.

Which of the following sentences contains an absolute phrase?

• The cat, running quickly, caught the mouse.

• Her arms folded across her chest, she walked away.

• He quickly finished his homework.

• They laughed loudly at the joke.

Choose the absolute phrase:

• the boy watched

• his eyes bulging in the dark

• the girl stopped

• the dog slept

Choose the absolute phrase:

A seared man, his charred clothes fuming where the blast had blown out the fire, rose from the curb.

• A seared man

• his charred clothes

• his charred clothes fuming where the blast had blown out the fire

• rose from the curb