Participial Phrases Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Participial Phrases – Quiz 30
1. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:The book, written by a famous author, became a bestseller.
A) Written by a famous author.
B) The book.
C) By a famous author.
D) Became a bestseller.
2. Choose the sentence in which the past participle is functioning like an adjective.
A) I refuse to eat the burnt toast!.
B) He has burnt the toast again!.
3. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence. The people fleeing the area are trying to escape a fire.
A) People fleeing the area.
B) Trying to escape.
C) Trying to escape a fire.
D) Fleeing the area.
4. Choose the sentence that contains a participial phrase.
A) Passing the store window, I saw my reflection.
B) I was passing the store window.
C) Passing the store window is the first step of directions on your way to school.
D) None of above.
5. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper. The eagle mesmerized the boy, soaring across the sky.
A) Misplaced modifier.
B) Dangling participle.
6. A present participial phrase.
A) Is used an an adjective.
B) Is used a verb.
C) Is used an a noun.
D) None of above.
7. In the following sentence, what is the gerund phrase?His mom had warned Ricky about going down the staircase backward.
A) Going down the staircase backward .
B) His mom.
C) Had warned Ricky about.
D) None of above.
8. Choose the sentence that contains a participial phrase.
A) Waiting for the bus in the rain, I got drenched.
B) I was waiting for the bus in the rain.
C) Waiting for the bus in the rain wasn't fun.
D) None of above.
9. Mrs. Moore's class, finished with their assignment, had free time for the last 15 minutes of the day.
A) For the last 15 minutes of the day.
B) Mrs. Moore's class.
C) Finished with their assignment.
D) Had free time.
10. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence. The boat, making large waves, overturned our canoe.
A) Overturned our canoe.
B) The boat overturned our canoe.
C) Making large waves.
D) Making large waves, overturned our canoe.
11. Participles act as _____ and end in _____ .
A) Adjectives;-ing, -d, -t, or-n.
B) Verbs;-los, -ly, -out.
C) Pronouns;-an, -our, -ginning.
D) None of above.
12. Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase?They talked about climbing mountains in distant lands.
A) Yes.
B) No.
13. Singing in the shower, I started my day off on the right foot.
A) Gerund.
B) Participial Phrases.
14. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence. Slumped over a chair, I could think only of sleep.
A) Slumped over a chair, I could think.
B) Of sleep.
C) Could think only of sleep.
D) Slumped over a chair.
15. What is the Infinitive Phrase in the following sentence?The way to please your parents is by obeying at all times.
A) To please your parents.
B) The way to please.
C) By obeying.
D) At all times.
16. Pictures moving across the screen came later.
A) Across.
B) Later.
C) Moving.
D) Screen.
17. Identify the participial phrase of this sentence:Babies crying in the night bother me.
A) Crying in the night.
B) The night bothers me.
C) Babies bother me.
D) Babies in the night.
18. Which sentence does not have the participle in it?.
A) The movie that I just saw was thrilling.
B) Children should not see X-rated movies.
C) Some movies are rated X.
D) I was thrilled when I saw how the movie was made.
19. Her great love is acting.
A) Gerund .
B) Verb.
C) Participle.
D) None of above.
20. Which sentence contains a present participial phrase?.
A) Feeling happy, Diana did a little dance.
B) Happy, Diana did a little dance.
21. What does the participial phrase prepared for the game describe in the following sentence?Prepared for the game, the football team proudly took the field.
A) Team.
B) Football.
C) Field.
D) Football team.
22. Does this sentence contain a dangling participle? Reading a book, the cat crawled up in my lap.
A) Yes.
B) No.
23. What noun is the participial phrase modifying?Miss Perry, talking about participial phrases, tripped over the pencil.
A) Pencil.
B) Phrases.
C) Miss Perry.
D) Talking.
24. Winning the drama award thrilled my sister.
A) Gerund phrase.
B) Participial phrase.
25. Exercise 1:Identifying ParticiplesIdentify the Participle or Participial Phrase in the sentence.3. The key witness, protected by two guards, has arrived. (a).
A) By two guards.
B) A protected by two guards.
C) Key.
D) Arrived.