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Participial PhraseSet 6

1What is the form of phrase?Grunting and snuffling noisily, the bear reached on tiptoe for our suspended food bags.

2Kai is working late at the office. Which of the following sentences correctly applies the rule for setting off an-ing phrase that modifies the subject but is not essential to its meaning?

3Identify the participial phrase used as an adjective in the sentence:The Romans, having great respect for Mars, made him one of their three chief deities.

4EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence.The boat, making large waves, overturned our canoe.

5Living over four hundred years ago, Leonardo kept journals of his ideas.'Living over four hundred years ago' is .....

6The runner gasping for breath crossed the finish line.

7Pretending to be asleep, the hiker escaped the bear.

8Choose the participial phrase: Jill and Terrie tired from working out decided to take a nap.

9What is the participial phrase in this sentence?The happy coach waved at the fans cheering in the upper deck.

10What is the participial phrase?Watching the sunset, the man's eyes filled with tears from its beauty.

11True or False:A participial phrase should be placed as close as possible to the word it describes to avoid confusion.

12Anita warned us that the animals were dangerous, being completely untamed.

13Which is the participial phrase?Walking along the highway, I met a band of gypsies.

14Gazing absently at the sea, Hana recalled the warm colors of her village.

15The trash can, brimming with garbage, sat in the corner.What is the highlighted phrase?

16What is one benefit of using participial phrases in writing?

17The painting hanging on the wall is very expensive.

18She likes yogurt sprinkled with granola.

19Searching for an answer, I looked in a current dictionary.

20Identify the participial phrase: Stirring the sap slowly, they waited.

21The snow-covered path is slippery.

22Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.Feeling sick from the Tilt-a-Whirl, Samantha staggered to the park bench.

23Identify the sentence that correctly uses a participle phrase.

24Point out the participial phrase modifying the pronoun in the sentence: 'I, feeling excited, eagerly opened the gift.'

25The photo shows Henry Ford, looking contented and proud, in his first car.

26Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.The doctor, hoping for the best, examined the X-rays.

27Sally, bored nearly to tears, did her best to make small talk with the stranger.Which section is an example of a participial phrase?

28Which option correctly combines these two sentences using a participial phrase? 'The chef was proud of his creation. He presented the cake to the judges.'

29Which type of phrase acts as an adjective?

30Which includes a participle and a prepositional phrase that describe a noun?

31(Looking at his list,) Santa was deciding who was naughty and nice.

32Choose the participial phrase in the sentence below:The mural, painted in 1497, is Leonardo's masterpiece.

33The letters written to his wife during the war were later published under the title A Volunteer's Adventures.

34What is the function of the participial phrase in the sentence: "Feeling exhausted, she decided to take a nap."

35Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence and explain its function: "The students, excited about the trip, gathered in the hall."

36The number of rules BROKEN BY BARRY BONDS was even higher than the number of records he broke.

37STUNNED INTO SILENCE, the spectators could not believe the final score.

38Watching TikTok videos all night, Savanna learned some new dance moves.

39What type of phrase is 'excited about the trip' in: 'She is excited about the trip.'

40In the following sentence, which word does the participial phrase modify?The dogs greeted their owner at the door, barking loudly.

41Knowing that we'd be traveling on narrow, winding mountains roads, we put new tires on the car.

42What is the participial phrase?Our class, having arrived early to the destination, waited for the teacher to show up.

43What is the participial phrase in this sentence?Sitting at the lunch table, Sabrina ate her tuna sandwich with absolute delight.

44Having been warned, they avoided the alley.

45Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Then tell what word the phrase modifies.The king, unrecognized by all his subjects, walked around his kingdom in disguise.

46Mr. G, balancing himself carefully, aimed his camera to take a selfie.

47Identify the particple phrase(s). Fearing failure, the scientist almost abandoned his work.

48Identify the participial phrase in this sentence:'Excited about the trip, she packed her bags quickly.'

49Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Some kinds of exercise require planning and expense.

50Ms. Schutte's new puppy, Oberon, barks at all the leaves blowing in the wind.

51Chris Pratt fled from the T. rex in his spaceship, GRINNING AT THE SIZE OF HIS PAYCHECK.

52The road leading to the church is very muddy

53Identify the word modified by the participial phrase "decorated with lights" in the sentence: "The tree, decorated with lights, looked beautiful."

54EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence.The path, worn smooth by millions of feet, leads to a spectacular view.

55Identify the type of phrase: Running through the park, she felt free.

56During our vacation in Hawaii, we saw Mauna Loa, a volcano rising two and a half miles above sea level.

57Which phrase contains a present participle clause?

58Which part of the sentence is a participial phrase?Books placed onto the cart will be put back when the library closes at 5:00 p.m.

59In the sentence 'The crying baby needs to be comforted', what is the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase?

60Anne came in out of the rain, dripping wet.

61Participial phrases .....