Participles and Participial Phrases Review

Which sentence contains a present participle?

• The broken vase lay on the floor

• Running through the park, Sarah saw many birds

• The painted picture hung on the wall

• She has written three books

In the sentence "Laughing at the joke, Tom fell off his chair," what is the participial phrase?

• Tom fell off

• Off his chair

• Laughing at the joke

• His chair

What is a participle?

• A type of noun that names a specific person

• A verb form that can function as an adjective

• A word that joins two sentences together

• A word that replaces a noun in a sentence

Which sentence uses a participial phrase correctly?

• Walking to school my backpack was heavy

• Sleeping in class the teacher saw me

• Excited about the party, Maria bought new shoes

• Running fast I dropped my phone it broke

Identify the past participle in this sentence: "The closed door kept out the cold."

• Door

• Kept

• Closed

• Cold

Which sentence contains a dangling participle?

• Singing loudly, the bird flew across the sky

• Walking down the street, the trees were beautiful

• Finished with homework, Jenny watched TV

• Reading the book, Mark learned new words

In "The crying baby needed attention," what type of participle is "crying"?

• Past participle

• Future participle

• Present participle

• Perfect participle

Choose the sentence with the correctly placed participial phrase:

• The student completed confused the homework assignment

• Shouting with joy, the team won the game

• Studying in the library the books fell off the table

• The dog barking at the mailman he ran away

What is the participial phrase in "Covered in mud, the car needed washing"?

• The car needed

• Needed washing

• Covered in mud

• The car needed washing

Which sentence uses a past participle correctly?

• The break glass was on the floor

• The singing bird flew away

• The written letter was mailed yesterday

• The run dog was tired