Participial Phrases

Identify the noun modified by the participial phrase: 'Running down the street, the dog chased the ball.'

• Cat

• Ball

• Dog

• Street

What is the role of modifiers in a participial phrase?

• They provide the main action of the sentence.

• They indicate the tense of the verb.

• They provide additional information about the participle.

• They connect the participial phrase to the main clause.

Identify the participle in the sentence: 'The barking dog kept me awake.'

• Barking

• Barked

• Bark

• Barkinged

What is a participial phrase?

• A group of words that includes a participle and any modifiers or complements, functioning as an adjective in a sentence.

• A type of phrase that only includes a noun and a verb.

• A phrase that describes an action without any modifiers.

• A group of words that serves as a conjunction in a sentence.

What is a participle?

• A noun that describes a person, place, or thing.

• A verb form that can function as an adjective.

• A type of adverb that modifies verbs.

• A conjunction that connects clauses.

What is the difference between a verb and a participle?

• A verb shows action or state of being, while a participle is a verb form used as an adjective.

• A verb is always in the past tense, while a participle is in the present tense.

• A verb can only be a single word, while a participle must be a phrase.

• A verb is used to describe a noun, while a participle is used to describe an adverb.

True or False? Participles can only be used in the past tense.

• True

• False

• Only in present tense

• Only in future tense

True or False? A participial phrase can be at the beginning of a sentence.

• True. Participial phrases can start a sentence.

• False. Participial phrases cannot start a sentence.

• True. Participial phrases are only found in the middle of a sentence.

• False. Participial phrases are always at the end of a sentence.

What is the function of a participle in a sentence?

• A participle functions as an adjective, describing a noun or pronoun.

• A participle functions as a conjunction, connecting clauses.

• A participle functions as a verb, indicating action.

• A participle functions as an adverb, modifying verbs.

True or False? A participial phrase can act as a noun in a sentence.

• True, a participial phrase can act as a noun.

• False, a participial phrase acts as an adjective.

• True, a participial phrase can act as an adverb.

• False, a participial phrase is always a verb.