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Participles and Participial Phrases

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the participle:


Working in the lab, the scientist created a robot.

a)

working

b)

lab

c)

created

d)

robot

2.

Early films were still pictures projected on a wall.

a)

early

b)

still

c)

projected

d)

wall

3.

Pictures moving across the screen came later.

a)

moving

b)

across

c)

screen

d)

later

4.

Food sealed in cans was given to the campers.

a)

sealed

b)

was

c)

given

d)

campers

5.

Sitting in the freezer, the caveman stayed fresh.

a)

Sitting

b)

caveman

c)

stayed

d)

fresh

6.

Joe, searching for the code, was really excited.

a)

searching

b)

code

c)

really

d)

excited

7.

Identify the participial phrase:


The store sold baked goods packaged in edible tinfoil

a)

sold baked goods

b)

packaged in edible tinfoil

8.

Identify participial phrase:

Pork and beans canned in tomato sauce is my favorite.

a)

canned in tomato sauce

b)

is my favorite

9.

Identify participial phrases:


Relaxing on his back patio, Jeff fell asleep.

a)

relaxing on his back patio

b)

relaxing on his back

c)

Jeff feel asleep

10.

Identify the participial phrase:


Stock traders investing in foreign markets have enjoyed a 40% yield this year.

a)

traders investing in foreign markets

b)

investing in foreign markets

c)

have enjoyed

d)

have enjoyed a 40% yield

11.

Identify the participial phrase:


The first city attacked by the troops was in the middle of the desert

a)

attacked by the troops

b)

was in the middle

c)

was in the middle of the desert

12.

Identify the participial phrase:


Some plants growing at an angle can straighten themselves up.

a)

some plants

b)

growing at an angle

c)

can straighten

d)

can straighten themselves up

13.

Identify the participial phrase:


Three teenagers treated in the emergency room yesterday required stitches.

a)

treated in the emergency room yesterday

b)

required stitches

c)

in the emergency room

14.

Identify the participial phrase:


The ski run covered with the most new powder attracted huge crowds of skiers.

a)

run covered with

b)

covered with the most new powder

c)

attracted huge crowds of skiers

15.

Identify the participial phrase:


The reporter describing the fiesta didn't reveal all of the colorful details.

a)

describing the fiesta

b)

didn't reveal

c)

all of the colorful details