Participles and Participle Phrases

Identify the participial phrase: 'The dog barking loudly chased the cat.'

• barking loudly

• chased the cat

• The dog

• loudly barking

Identify the participial phrase: 'Having finished the project, he submitted it on time.'

• Having completed the task

• Having finished the project

• Submitting it on time

• Finished with the project

Identify the participial phrase: 'The girl, tired from the race, took a nap.'

• tired from the race

• took a nap

• The girl

• from the race

Identify the participial phrase: 'The book written by the author became a bestseller.'

• written by the author

• became a bestseller

• The book

• by the author

What is the difference between a participle and a gerund?

• A participle acts as a noun, while a gerund acts as an adjective.

• A participle is a verb form, while a gerund is a type of adverb.

• A participle acts as an adjective, while a gerund acts as a noun.

• A participle and a gerund are the same thing.

Identify the participial phrase: 'Frightened by the storm, the dog hid under the bed.'

• Frightened by the storm

• the dog hid under the bed

• by the storm

• the storm frightened the dog

Identify the participle(s) in the sentence: 'The running water was cold.'

• running

• cold

• was

• flowing

Identify the participial phrase: 'The cat, sleeping on the windowsill, looked peaceful.'

• sleeping on the windowsill

• looked peaceful

• The cat

• on the windowsill

Identify the participle(s) in the sentence: 'The broken window was fixed.'

• broken

• fixed

• window

• was

What is a present participle?

• A verb form that indicates a completed action.

• A verb form ending in -ing that indicates an ongoing action.

• A noun that describes a person or thing.

• An adjective that describes a past action.