Participles and Participle Phrases

Choose the participle that correctly completes the sentence:
_____ by the movie, she couldn’t stop crying.

• Touching

• Touched

• Touch

• Being touching

Choose the correct participle phrase to complete the sentence:
_____ in the storm, the ship struggled to reach the shore.

• Sinking slowly

• Sailed fast

• Floating above

• Tossed by waves

Which participle phrase correctly modifies the subject?
_____ for the bus, the students chatted and joked.

• Waited

• Waiting

• Waiting for the bus

• Was waiting

Choose the correct participle to complete the sentence:
The _____ documents need to be submitted by Friday.

• sign

• signing

• signed

• to sign

Select the participle phrase that makes the sentence clear:
_____ the keys, she searched the entire apartment.

• Lost

• Having lost

• Losing

• Was losing

Choose the best participle phrase to complete the sentence:
The kids, _____ from the long trip, fell asleep quickly.

• tired out

• tiring

• tired

• being tiring

Which participle phrase best fits the sentence?
_____ the room, she noticed the lights were still on.

• Enter

• Entered

• Entering

• Had entered

Which option is a correctly formed participle phrase?

• To open the door

• Opens quickly

• Opened slowly

• Opening the door slowly

Choose the participle phrase that clearly modifies the noun:
Books _____ on the floor should be picked up.

• lying

• lied

• lay

• laying

Which participle phrase best completes the sentence?
_____ in the 1800s, the house has historical value.

• Building

• Built

• Builds

• Was built