Participial Phrases Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Participial Phrases – Quiz 31
1. What is the italic word modifying in the following sentence?Troubled by a nightmare, Tim woke up with a shock.
A) Woke up.
B) Tim.
C) A nightmare.
D) With a shock.
2. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Excited for the game, the fans cheered loudly. A) Excited for the game B) The fans C) Cheered loudly D) For the game.
A) Excited for the game.
B) The fans.
C) Cheered loudly.
D) For the game.
3. Where's the participle?Running water can cause erosion.
A) Can cause.
B) Running.
C) Erosion.
D) Water.
4. Identify the participial phrase:The ski run covered with the most new powder attracted huge crowds of skiers.
A) Covered with the most new powder.
B) Run covered with.
C) Attracted huge crowds of skiers.
D) None of above.
5. Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence:For centuries the ruins remained there, still undiscovered.
A) Remained.
B) Ruins.
C) Centuries.
D) Undiscovered.
6. Which option contains a participial phrase?.
A) Tossing his snorkel and flippers into his bag, Rio quickly dodged a flying umbrella.
B) Umbrellas tossing in the wind, the beach-goers decided to pack up and head back to their hotel.
C) The storm turned the beaches of Ocean City Maryland, a popular seaside town, into a windswept desert.
D) None of above.
7. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:Shouting wildly, Carmen warned the pedestrian to look out for the car.
A) Look out.
B) Warned the pedestrian.
C) Shouting wildly.
D) For the car.
8. Mark quickly licked the ice cream dripping down his arm.
A) Ice cream.
B) Mark.
C) Quickly licked.
D) Dripping down his arm.
9. Identify the participial phrase. The actress rehearsing her lines performed in the show last night.
A) Rehearsing her lines.
B) Performed in the show.
C) Performed in the show last night.
D) None of above.
10. Which of the following is a participial phrase? A) In the garden B) Watered the plants C) The flowers D) Singing happily.
A) Singing happily.
B) The big house.
C) In the sky.
D) Running quickly.
11. What noun is the participial phrase modifying?Yesterday after school, Paul raked the lawn covered in leaves.
A) School.
B) Leaves.
C) Lawn.
D) Paul.
12. Identify the run-on sentence in the options below:.
A) The movie was long it was also very boring.
B) I love pizza, and my favorite topping is pepperoni.
C) After dinner, we went for a walk.
D) She went to the library to study.
13. Which of the following is an infinitive phrase?.
A) To sing in the choir.
B) To a better future.
C) To new heights.
D) To the movies.
14. Which of the following is a present participial phrase describing a nebula?A nebula is a cloud of gas and dust that is _____ stars.
A) Forming.
B) Formed by.
C) Forming into.
D) None of above.
15. The Mandalorian attacked the mercenaries with remarkable precision, his skill unrivaled, his reputation well deserved.
A) Participial Phrase.
B) Appositive phrase.
C) Absolute Phrase.
D) Independent Clause.
16. Where is a comma needed to make this sentence correct? Toby finished the sprint in 35 seconds beating his old time by 3 seconds.
A) Before beating.
B) Before by.
C) After Toby.
D) After finished.
17. What is a participle?.
A) Noun pretending to be a noun.
B) Verb pretending to be an adjective.
C) Adjective pretending to be a verb.
D) Verb pretending to be a noun.
18. Identify the participial phrase. My mom asked me to wash the dishes piling up in the sink.
A) Piling up in the sink.
B) Asked me to wash the dishes.
19. Which sentence is the appropriate change from the adverb clause to a participial phrase.Because I am the eldest son, I am responsible for taking care of my parents.
A) Because the eldest son, I am responsible for taking care of my parents.
B) Being the eldest son, I am responsible for taking care of my parents.
20. Identify the phrase. Mrs Newell, enjoying her day, heard horrible news.
A) Preposition.
B) Participle.
C) Gerund.
D) Verb.
21. Which word does the participle surprising describe in the sentence? The judge revealed the surprising winner of the contest.
A) Winner.
B) Judge.
C) Contest.
D) Revealed.
22. Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase?The damaged plane landed poorly, skidding left and right with sparks flying everywhere.
A) No.
B) Yes.
23. After spending 5 days in the city, we wanted to explore some nature.
A) Having spent 5 days in a city, we thought we'd may be like to "get back to nature.".
B) Spending 5 days in a city, we thought we'd may be like to "get back to nature.".
24. One of the best superfoods, the pomegranate, will keep you healthy through the winter months. What interrupter are you seeing?.
A) Appositive.
B) Participial Phrase.
25. Swimming in the ocean is one of the most exhilarating experiences I've ever had.
A) Participial Phrases.
B) Gerund.