Identifying Participial Phrases

Which part of the sentence is the participial phrase? “Running down the hallway, the students rushed to class.”

• Running down the hallway

• the students

• rushed to class

• to class

Which sentence contains a participial phrase?

• The teacher explained the homework clearly.

• The boy sleeping in the chair is my brother.

• She ran quickly to the bus stop.

• The book was interesting.

Identify the participial phrase: “Covered in mud, the dog ran into the house.”

• the dog

• ran into the house

• into the house

• Covered in mud

What noun does the participial phrase modify? “Excited by the news, the children cheered loudly.”

• children

• news

• excited

• cheered

What noun is being described by the participial phrase? “Hoping for a good grade, Maria revised her essay.”

• Maria

• grade

• hoping

• her essay

Which noun does the participial phrase modify? “Shocked by the explosion, the crowd stepped back.”

• explosion

• crowd

• stepped

• back

Identify the participial phrase and explain what it describes: “The cake baked in the oven smelled delicious.”

Identify the participial phrase and the noun it modifies: “Walking slowly, the old man crossed the street.”