Ch. 12a- Verbals

Identify each participle as a present (present participle) or past (past participle).

Earthquakes are frightening and damaging natural disasters.

• frightening, damaging - Present

• frightening, damaging - Past

• frightening - Present, damaging - Past

• frightening - Past, damaging - Present

Identify each participle as a present (present participle) or past (past participle).

Shifting rock plates deep in the earth usually cause the severe shaking.

• Shifting - Present

• Shifting - Past

• deep - Present

• cause - Past

Identify each participle as a present (present participle) or past (past participle).

The results that occur during an earthquake are often ruined homes and collapsed buildings.

• ruined, collapsed - Past

• ruined, collapsed - Present

• ruined - Present, collapsed - Past

• ruined - Past, collapsed - Present

Identify each participle as a present (present participle) or past (past participle).

Fires begun by the earthquake damage can also be a serious hazard.

• begun - Past

• earthquake - Present

• damage - Past

• hazard - Present

Identify each participle as a present (present participle) or past (past participle).

The very landscape of an area can be changed by a single ravaging earthquake.

• ravaging - Present

• changed - Past

• landscape - Present

• ravaging - Past

Identify each participial phrase as D (dangling) or M (misplaced).

The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 caused much death and destruction resulting in a disastrous fire.

• Dangling

• Misplaced

Identify each participial phrase as D (dangling) or M (misplaced).

Originating in Chile, many countries felt the Chilean earthquake of 1960.

• Dangling

• Misplaced

Identify each participial phrase as D (dangling) or M (misplaced).

Having made the list of devastating earthquakes, parts of the Alaskan landscape were changed in 1964.

• Dangling

• Misplaced

Identify each participial phrase as D (dangling) or M (misplaced).

Many towns were destroyed and many killed in 2004 devastating Indonesia and multiple Asian countries.

• devastating Indonesia and multiple Asian countries- Dangling

• devastating Indonesia and multiple Asian countries- Misplaced

• many killed in 2004- Dangling

• many killed in 2004- Misplaced

Underline the participial phrases. Identify each participial phrase as D (dangling) or M (misplaced).

Working underground, China’s earthquake in 2008 trapped coal miners.

• Working underground- Misplaced

• Working underground- Dangling

• in 2008 trapped coal miners- Misplaced

• in 2008 trapped coal miners- Dangling