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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Identify the participial phrase: Looking out the window, John expected rain.
expected
Looking
John expected rain
looking out the window
Identify the participial phrase: A man carrying a briefcase stepped outside of the house.
carrying
carrying a briefcase
stepped
stepped out of the house
Identify the participial phrase: The worker used the concrete mixed in the wheelbarrow.
used
used the concrete
mixed
mixed in the wheelbarrow
Identify the participial phrase: Amazed by the mason's work, the homeowner thanked him.
amazed
amazed by the mason's
amazed by the mason's work
thanked him
Identify the participial adjectives used as subject complements: The crowd remained hushed as they watched the golfers.
remained
watched
hushed
Identify the participial adjectives used as subject complements: The golfer seemed pleased with the tournament
golfer
seemed
pleased
tournament
How can you fix the dangling participle: Studying the green, the ball rolled to the hole.
carry it, so it's not dangling anymore
add a noun in the sentence to show who is studying the green
What is a participle?
a noun
a verb that acts like a noun
a verb that acts like an adjective
What is a gerund?
a verb that acts like an adjective
a verb that acts like an adverb
a verb that acts like a noun
Identify the gerund: Reading a newspaper is important for most people.
reading
is
Identify the gerund phrase: Reading a newspaper is important for most people.
Reading is important
Reading a newspaper
is important for most people.
Identify the gerund: Seeing the headlines can be alarming.
seeing
be
can be
Identify the gerund phrase:Seeing the headlines can be alarming.
seeing the headlines
can be alarming
Identify the gerund: A good habit is reading a newspaper at least once a week.
is
reading
once
Identify the gerund phrase: A good habit is reading a newspaper at least once a week.
A good habit
is reading
reading a newspaper
reading a newspaper at least once a week
Identify the gerund: Discussing current events improves one's critical thinking skills.
discussing
improves
thinking
Identify the gerund phrase: Discussing current events improves one's critical thinking skills.
critical thinking skills
improves one's critical thinking skills
discussing current events
Identify the gerund: Swimming at the pool is enjoyable.
swimming
is
enjoyable
Identify the gerund: My winning the race was exciting.
exciting
was
winning
Identify the gerund: His practicing twice a day is hard work.
twice
practicing
is
Identify the participal: Walking through the open air market, Jin stopped at each stall.
walking
stopped
Identify the participal: having decided to make empanadas, she needed fresh ingredients.
make
needed
having
having decided
Identify the participial adjective: The conductor quieted the waiting audience
quieted
waiting
Identify the gerund : A recommendation is drinking enough water to stay hydrated.
stay
drinking
is
Identify the gerund: Stretching before a race can help prevent injuries.
can help
stretching
