Participial Phrases Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

1. Does this sentence contain a dangling participle? The dog was chasing the boy wearing the spiked collar.

A) No.

B) Yes.

2. Identify the participial phrase. The hummingbird, flitting quickly from flower to flower, held my attention for several minutes.

A) Flitting quickly from flower to flower.

B) Held my attention.

3. 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.

4. The powerful engine made a noise like a lion _____ .

A) Roaring.

B) To roar.

C) Roared.

D) Roar.

5. Which part of the sentence is a participial phrase? Wearing a lei around her neck, the hula dancer moved to the rhythms of the ukulele.

A) The hula dancer.

B) Wearing a lei around her neck.

C) Moved to the music.

D) Moved.

6. Where is a comma needed to make this sentence correct? Jimmy, watching a scary movie jumped out of his seat.

A) After his.

B) Before movie.

C) After watching.

D) Before jumped.

7. What is a participle?.

A) A verb form used as an adjective.

B) Adjective used as a verb.

C) Anything ending with-ing.

D) None of the above.

8. Choose the sentence that contains a participial phrase.

A) Hearing the whistle blow and feeling the train lurch, I became nauseous.

B) Hearing the whistle blow and feeling the train lurch forward is a nauseating feeling.

C) I love hearing the whistle blow and feeling the train lurch forward.

D) None of above.

9. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence. Dressed in his flight suit, the astronaut climbed into the spaceship.

A) Dressed in his flight suit, .

B) The astronaut.

C) Climbed into.

D) The spaceship.

10. Which is the correct punctuation for the sentence?.

A) Pleased with his grades, Donald's parents decided to get him a new Iphone.

B) Pleased with his grades Donald's parents decided to get him a new Iphone.

C) Pleased with his grades. Donald's parents decided to get him a new Iphone.

D) None of above.

11. Braving the elements, Roger continued his journey across Antarctica, the largest continent in the world.

A) Braving the elements.

B) Roger continued his journey across Antarctica.

C) Across Antarctica.

D) The largest continent in the world.

12. In the following sentence, which word(s) does the participle(s) modify? The pirate ship loaded with stolen gold swayed back and forth in the storm.

A) Gold.

B) Ship, gold.

C) Ship.

D) Storm.

13. Find the PARTICIPLE. The student completed growing piles of homework.

A) Student.

B) Growing.

C) Piles.

D) Completed.

14. Identify the participial phrase used as an adjective in the sentence:They imagined him dressed in shining armor.

A) Dressed in shining armor .

B) They.

C) Imagined him.

D) None of above.

15. Where's the participle?The barking dogs kept us awake all night.

A) Barking.

B) All.

C) Kept.

D) Dogs.

16. What is the appropriate adjective clause for the sentence:"He can hardly understand spoken English.".

A) That is spoken.

B) Who hardly understands.

17. Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence:Cheering and clapping, the fans greeted their teams.

A) Cheering and clapping.

B) The fans.

C) Greeted their teams.

D) Their teams.

18. Identify the present participial phrase:Thinking about her best friend, Sarah decided to buy her a card.

A) Thinking about her best friend.

B) Decided.

C) To buy her a card.

D) None of above.

19. Everyone has read stories of knights made famous for brave deeds.

A) Participial phrase.

B) Gerund phrase.

20. Choose the correct participle form Children _____ in music early develop strong intellectual skills.

A) Interesting.

B) Interested.

21. What is the name of the noun that is part of the prepositional phrase?.

A) Noun of the prepostion.

B) Noun of the sentence.

C) Object of the preposition.

D) Object of the sentence.

22. In the field of medicine, it will soon be normal to find robots _____ .

A) Who performing surgeries.

B) Who performed surgeries.

C) Performing surgeries.

D) Performed surgeries.

23. I am afraid of flying.

A) Gerund .

B) Verb.

C) Participle.

D) None of above.

24. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? The water drained slowly in the pipe clogged with dog hair.

A) Clogged with dog hair. .

B) The water drained slowly.

C) Slowly in the pipe clogged.

D) None of above.

25. Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence:Carefully painted and decorated, the artwork glittered in the sunlight.

A) Sunlight.

B) Painted.

C) Glittered.