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Participle Phrases Present ParticipleSet 23

1Choose a sentence with Participle I:
2Evaluate the sentence and identify the participle: "The smiling child waved at us."
3He saw a number of birds ..... overthe house
4What is a participle?
5The girl ..... in front of the cinema comes from America.
6Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.The woman, caressing her hair, listened intently to the earnest young man.
7..... anxious to please us, they told us all we wanted to know.
8True or False:The word 'smiling' in 'Smiling, she walked into the room' is a participle.
9The museum ..... a vast collection of ancient artifacts is a treasure trove of history.A. houses B. housing C. is housed D. housed
10..... to buy a car, she took the bus every morning to work.
11Which of the following is the participle or participial phrase?Wrapped in crispy bacon, the fried green beans were delicious, and I wanted to make more.
12Complete the sentence:The old car was sold to the man ..... a red hat.
13Choose a participle clause with the same meaning:While I was sitting in the living room, I heard a noise outside.
14..... a few thousand dollars, he went on a tour to Europe.
15Jenny is ..... to the hip hop music.
16Find the participle phrase: Strutting across the stage, Brad was the picture of confidence.
17COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT PARTICIPLE FORMS ....., he had to stay home while his friends were out having fun.
18..... a professional cooking course, my brother got a job as a restaunrant cook.
19Stormy weather in Lorraine led to power outages last night, ..... some residents without electricity.
20What noun is the participial phrase modifying?"Turning a corner suddenly, they came upon two vans, a tent, and a company of gypsies encamped by the side of the road" (E. Nesbit, Five Children and It, 70).
21Pollution is ..... detrimental effects on the lives of all.
22Choose the participial phrase:Ron loved his new hiking shoes, wearing them even to church.
23The pictures ..... on the wall were taken by a professional photographer.
24The girl ..... my school lives at the end of the street.
25The boy ..... on the sofa is my brother.
26Identify the verbal in the following sentence:Wishing on a star, she hoped for a better future.
27..... on several different television programs, the witness gave conflicting accounts of what had happened (use reduced adjective clauses correctly)
28The greatest expanse of lava is ..... at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, which consists pf an immense slab of basalt ..... an area of one million square miles.
29Identify whether the bolded main verb in the sentence is a Present Participle or a Past Participle: Sally is joining our debate team.
30Dara, a man who loves to travel, explored all seven continents.
31While ..... his presentation, the lights went out unexpectedly.
32What is the the participle in this sentence?The kids living in the picture are her friends from Michigan
33I don't know the people ..... next door to me.
34Which word does the participle "surprising" describe in the following sentence: The judge revealed the surprising winner of the contest.
35Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:"The students, excited about the trip, gathered in the auditorium."
36Talking on the phone, the man never saw the thief steal his briefcase.
37..... to lose my passport, I gave it to my father.
38..... the house, she heard a familiar voice in the living room.
39Is the following participial essential or nonessential?The woman buying the tomatoes is my mother.
40I can hear the children ..... They must still be awake.
41The student ..... in the library is my friend.
42Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence:The barking dog alerted them.
43Is the participle past or present?Her purring cat jumped on the fence.
44"The workers raking leaves are tired and hungry." What does the participle modify?
45Inflected Endings:Which one is correct "tiring" ?
46Stars were ..... in the night sky.
47..... a map with her, the tourist got lost in the town centre.
48Reduce the relative clause:We destroyed the computer that belongs to my father)
49What kind of verbal is in the sentence? There are many biking trails near our house.
50Most of the vertebrae have two flanges, or wings, one on each side, calling transverse processes.
51Identify the participle in the following sentence:The laughing child got hiccups.
52Task 4: Choose the correct words to complete the sentence. People ..... in noisy environments for long periods of time may experience hearing problems.
53The old man standing in front of the shoes store is looking for his grandchild.
54"Moving silently, the lion follows its prey".
55I have been ..... my cellphone all morning. I can't find it anywhere.
56What is the function of the participle in the following sentence?The defendant's answers were misleading.
57The little girl saw the cat ..... the window.
58My friends who are studying in Italy will be at the party. The reduced form is:
59..... the eldest child, he works hard to help his parents suppost the family.
60What type of verbal is used only as an adjective?
61Give an example of a participle phrase.