WorksheetsMastering Participles
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 26mins
Identify the participle in the following sentence: "The running water overflowed the sink and was spilling all over the counter."
running
was
overflowed
spilling
Which of the following sentences contains a participle phrase?
The cat slept on the mat.
The dog, barking loudly, chased the mailman.
She is reading a book.
They will be going to the park.
Correct the dangling participle in the following sentence: "Walking down the street, the flowers were beautiful."
Identify the participle in the following sentence: "The broken vase lay on the floor."
broken
vase
lay
floor
Which sentence uses a participle phrase correctly?
The car, speeding down the highway, was red.
Speeding down the highway, the car was red.
The car was red, speeding down the highway.
Speeding, the car down the highway was red.
Analyze the participle usage in the sentence: "Exhausted from the long day, she fell asleep on the couch."
The participle "exhausted" describes the couch.
The participle "exhausted" describes the day.
The participle "exhausted" describes "she."
The participle "exhausted" is unnecessary.
Identify the participle in the following sentence: "The bigged baby was comforted by its soothing mother, ."
bigged
was comforted
comforted
soothing
Which of the following sentences contains a participle phrase?
The big baby was begging for milk after lunch.
The children, playing in the park, were happy.
She will finish her homework soon.
They are going to the store.
Correct the dangling participle in the following sentence: "Hiking the trail, the birds were singing."
Hiking the trail, I heard the birds singing.
The birds were singing, hiking the trail.
As we were hiking the trail, we heard singing trees with birds.
Hiking, the trail was singing with birds.
Analyze the participle usage in the sentence: "Covered in mud, the dog looked guilty."
The participle "covered" describes the mud.
The participle "covered" describes the dog.
The participle "covered" describes "looked."
The participle "covered" is unnecessary.
What is the best way to join the following two sentences using a participial phrase?
The treasure chest contained jewels and gold coins. It was found after many years.
The treasure chest, found after many years, contained jewels and gold coins.
The treasure chest, jewels and gold coins, was found after many years.
The treasure chest, was found after many years, contained jewels and gold coins.
Contained jewels and gold coins the treasure chest found after many years.
What is the best way to join the following two sentences using a participial phrase?
The ancient manuscript was written in Latin. It was discovered in an old library.
The ancient manuscript, discovered in an old library, was written in Latin.
The ancient manuscript, written in Latin, discovered in an old library.
The ancient manuscript, was discovered in an old library, written in Latin.
Written in Latin the ancient manuscript discovered in an old library.
Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: "Barking loudly, the dog scared the intruder away."
The dog scared
Barking loudly
Scared the intruder away
The intruder away
Which sentence demonstrates correct punctuation of a participial phrase?
Quickly running, the athlete, broke his personal record.
The athlete quickly running, broke his personal record.
The athlete, quickly running, broke his personal record.
The athlete quickly running broke, his personal record.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses a participial phrase.
The cat, sleeping on the mat, is mine.
The sleeping, on the mat, cat is mine.
Sleeping on the mat, the cat is mine.
The cat is mine, sleeping on the mat.
Use this participial phrase as a starter: (Painting his room red,)
(a)
Begin a sentence with this participial phrase: (Running through the park,)
(a)
What is a dangling participle?
a participial phrase in the wrong place
a prepositional phrase in the wrong place
a phrase at the end of a sentence
a phrase that describes falling off of something
Does this sentence contain a dangling participle? I saw Arthur running for the bus.
Yes
No
Does this sentence contain a dangling participle? He stared at the girl next to the vending machine wearing dark glasses.
Yes
No
