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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow is the red word functioning in the following sentence?
After the game, the losing team went home with no trophy.verbadjectivedirect objectsubject - 2. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the participle in the following sentence.
The prison guards looked all around, but the escaped prisoner could not be located.lookedescapedlocatedno participle present - 3. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the participle in the following sentence.
Getting ready for bed, Samantha brushed her teeth and combed her hair.gettingbrushedcombedno participle present - 4. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the participle in the following sentence.
Carla searched the entire mall, wanting to get the perfect dress for homecoming.searchedwantinghomecomingno participle present - 5. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the participle in the following sentence.
Taking her little brother to the movies, Susie wanted to avoid seeing any of her friendstakingwantedseeingno participle present - 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?
Even though Evan was blind, he had a heightened sense of hearing.Evanblindsensehearing - 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?
Swinging back and forth, the girls played on the swing set for hours.backgirlsswing sethours - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?
Tara was getting worried that she may not pass the math test, thinking how little she knew about equations.Taratestsheequations - 9. Multiple ChoiceHow is the red word functioning in the following sentence?
The science test looked super easy, having only 10 multiple choice questions.verbadjectivedirect objectsubject - 10. Multiple ChoiceHow many participles are in the following sentence?
Having rushed through the extended essay, Joseph worried that he didn't put all the needed information for a passing score.0246 - 11. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False?
A participle modifies a verb.TrueFalse - 12. Multiple ChoiceWhere is a comma needed to make this sentence correct?
Jody seeing her sister in need of new clothes, passed down some of her old clothes.before seeingafter sisterafter somebefore clothes - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhere is a comma needed to make this sentence correct?
Toby finished the sprint in 35 seconds beating his old time by 3 seconds.after Tobyafter finishedbefore beatingbefore by - 14. Multiple ChoiceWhere is a comma needed to make this sentence correct?
Jimmy, watching a scary movie jumped out of his seat.after watchingbefore moviebefore jumpedafter his - 15. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False?
If a word ends in -ed or -ing, it must be a verb.TrueFalse - 16. Multiple Choice_______ sick, Sam left school early.FeelingFallenHaving FeelingFelt
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is a participle?
verb pretending to be a noun
verb pretending to be an adjective
noun pretending to be a noun
adjective pretending to be a verb
- 18. Multiple Choice
Find the participle:Sally could not sleep with that blinking light from the television's power button.
sleep
blinking
could
power
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the participle(s).
Defying gravity, the magician surprised the audience by levitating above the ground.Defyingsurprisedlevitatingdefying, levitating - 20. Multiple Choice
Which of word is a participle?
The window, broken during the storm, let the icy winds into the cabin
window
broken
during
let
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which word is a participle?
The man, burnt over seventy percent of his body, was rushed to a hospital in Denver.
rushed
the man
rushed
burnt
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which word is a participle?
Boiling storm clouds threatened to wash out the picnic.
boiling
threatened
wash
out
- 23. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the participle(s).
The drowning boy struggled to keep his head above the water.drowningstruggleddrowning, struggled - 24. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the participial phrase.
Mark quickly licked the ice cream dripping down his arm.quickly licked the ice creamlicked the ice creamdripping down his arm - 25. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the participial phrase.
Placing the cookies in the hot oven, Sam burned his arm.Placing the cookiesPlacing the cookies in the ovenburned his arm - 26. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the participial phrase.
My mom asked me to wash the dishes piling up in the sink.asked me to wash the dishespiling up in the sink - 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the participle in the following sentence?
The sobbing child held his injured knee.Thesobbingchildheld - 28. Multiple Choice
Identify the participial phrase.
Max ran toward the cake falling off the table.
ran toward the cake
falling off the table
falling off
Max ran
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