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🎯 Participial Phrases – Quiz 2
1. What is the function of the gerund phrase (in pink)?Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster.
A) Subject of the sentence.
B) Object of the verb.
C) Object of the preposition.
D) None of above.
2. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a past participial phrase to describe a quasar?.
A) The quasar forms energy.
B) The quasar is formed into a supermassive black hole.
C) The quasar was formed by a supermassive black hole.
D) The quasar is forming energy.
3. Find the participial phrase:The curtains closed at the end of the play, bringing the night of theater to an end.
A) To an end.
B) The curtains closed.
C) Bringing the night of theater to an end.
D) End of the play.
4. What is the participial phrase in the sentence:Amazed by the view, we took many pictures. A) Amazed by the view B) We took C) Many pictures D) By the view.
A) Amazed by the view.
B) We took.
C) Many pictures.
D) By the view.
5. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a past participial phrase to describe a black hole?.
A) The black hole was formed by gravity.
B) The black hole is formed into gravity.
C) The black hole is forming matter.
D) The black hole forms matter.
6. What does the participial phrase finishing the grueling work describe in the sentence?Finishing the grueling work, James felt a wave of satisfaction.
A) James .
B) Wave.
C) Satisfaction.
D) None of above.
7. The cat was hiding in the kitchen. It was ready to catch the mouse.
A) Getting ready to catch the mouse, it hides in the kitchen.
B) Ready to catch the mouse. The cat was hiding in the kitchen.
C) Hiding in the kitchen, the cat was ready to catch the mouse.
D) Hiding in the kitchen. It was ready to catch the mouse.
8. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.Running through the water, the children of the city romped under the spray of the hydrant.
A) Running through the water.
B) Children of the city.
C) Through the water.
D) Romped under the spray of the hydrant.
9. Identify the participle(s). My mom cringes each time she hears the crashing cymbals and pounding drums coming from my bedroom.
A) Crashing, pounding .
B) Crashing.
C) Pounding.
D) None of above.
10. What noun is the participle modifying? "Frowning, he finally came out with a single marble" (Jeff Brumbeau, The Quiltmaker's Gift).
A) Quilt.
B) He.
C) Marble.
D) Frowning.
11. Which of the following sentences does NOT include a prepositional phrase?.
A) I walked all the way home.
B) I walked over the hill.
C) I walked through the woods.
D) I walked next to the river.
12. What is the verb in this sentence? Sitting at the lunch table, Sabrina ate her tuna sandwich with absolute delight.
A) Ate.
B) Sitting.
C) Tuna sandwich.
D) Absolute.
13. Stock traders investing in foreign markets have enjoyed a 40% yield this year.
A) A 40% yield.
B) Investing in foreign markets.
C) Have enjoyed.
D) Stock traders.
14. Which of these is an example of a noun?.
A) Chicken.
B) Brown.
C) Verb.
D) Grill.
15. Exercise 1:Identifying ParticiplesIdentify the Participle or Participial Phrase in the sentence.1. Expecting good news, the student raced to the mailbox. (a).
A) Good news.
B) Raced.
C) Raced to the mailbox.
D) A Expecting good news.
16. Present participles always end in _____ .
A) -ed.
B) -s.
C) -in.
D) -ing.
17. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:The teacher, grading papers, looked exhausted.
A) Grading papers.
B) Running in the hallway.
C) Teaching students.
D) Eating lunch.
18. Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence:Cheering and clapping, the fans greeted their teams.
A) Teams.
B) Cheering.
C) Greeted.
19. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:The dog, barking loudly, chased the mailman.
A) Chased the mailman.
B) Loudly barking.
C) The dog.
D) Barking loudly.
20. Where is the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence? "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).
A) Turning a corner suddenly.
B) They came upon us.
C) A tent.
D) By the side of the road.
21. Identify the participle(s). Marsha smiled sadly at the wilting flower.
A) Wilting.
B) Smiled.
C) Smiled, wilting.
D) None of above.
22. Where is the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence? "Frowning, he finally came out with a single marble" (Jeff Brumbeau, The Quiltmaker's Gift).
A) Frowning.
B) He.
C) Finally came out.
D) A single marble.
23. What is the italic word modifying in the following sentence?Swaying to the music, the crowd of dancers moved as one.
A) The music.
B) The crowd of dancers.
C) As one.
D) Moved.
24. What is the participial phrase in the sentence:'Lost in thought, she didn't notice the time.'.
A) Lost in thought.
B) Didn't notice the time.
C) Lost.
D) In thought.
25. What type of phrase is in red? Trembling with rage, she stalked out.
A) Infinitive.
B) Appositive.
C) Participial.
D) Gerund.