This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence:Shouting wildly, Carmen warned the pedestrian to look out for the car. A) Look out. B) Shouting. C) Warned. D) Wildly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouting. 2. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: "Barking loudly, the dog scared the intruder away." A) The dog scared. B) The intruder away. C) Scared the intruder away. D) Barking loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barking loudly. 3. Participial phrases ..... A) Act like verbs (show action). B) Act like adjectives (describe). C) Show action AND describe. D) Are made of marshmallows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Show action AND describe. 4. Which part of the sentence is a participial phrase and what does it describe? "Trembling with fear, the kitten hid under the bed." A) The bed; kitten. B) Hid under; bed. C) Trembling with fear; kitten. D) With fear; kitten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trembling with fear; kitten. 5. Choose the correct participial phrase in the sentence:'The cake, baked by my mom, tasted delicious.'a) baked by my momb) tasted deliciousc) The caked) by my mom A) By my mom. B) Baked by my mom. C) Tasted delicious. D) The cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baked by my mom. 6. Should the word "surprised" be moved as a participle or is this sentence correct as is? "The neighbor lady was surprised that I didn't run from any fire I saw." A) "The neighbor lady, that I didn't run from any fire I saw, was surprised.". B) "Surprised, the neighbor lady was that I didn't run from any fire I saw.". C) "The neighbor lady was, surprised, that I didn't run from any fire I saw.". D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change. 7. Identify the participial phrase.The sun, rising in the sky, dispelled the mists. A) The sun. B) Rising in the sky. C) Dispelled the mists. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising in the sky. 8. Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence:The book, written by a famous author, was a bestseller. A) Written by a famous author. B) A bestseller. C) The book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written by a famous author. 9. Holding open the elevator doors, the man smiled at the mother. A) Smiled at the mother. B) Holding open the elevator doors. C) The mother. D) Elevator doors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Holding open the elevator doors. 10. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence.The swinging door makes scary noises at night. A) Noises. B) The swinging door. C) Makes scary. D) At night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The swinging door. 11. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence and explain how it contributes to the overall meaning of the sentence: "Worn out from the long journey, the travelers rested by the roadside." A) The long journeyTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. B) The travelers rested. C) Worn out from the long journey. D) By the roadside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worn out from the long journey. 12. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Written by a famous author, the book became a bestseller.' A) Written by a famous author. B) Written with a famous author. C) Written about a famous author. D) Written for a famous author. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written by a famous author. 13. Early films were still pictures projected on a wall. A) Early. B) Still. C) Projected. D) Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Projected. 14. A past participial phrase ..... be removed from a sentence. A) Can. B) Cannot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 15. Identify the embedded clause in the phrase "a treat that Mother had forbidden" . A) A treat. B) That Mother had forbidden. C) Had forbidden. D) Mother had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That Mother had forbidden. 16. Which sentence does not have the participle in it? A) I was thrilled when I saw how the movie was made. B) Some movies are rated X. C) Children should not see X-rated movies. D) The movie that I just saw was thrilling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some movies are rated X. 17. Marsha smiled sadly at the wilting flower. A) Smiled sadly. B) Wilting flower. C) At the. D) Marsha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wilting flower. 18. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence.Jill and Terrie tired from working out decided to take a nap. A) A nap. B) Decided to take. C) Tired from working out. D) Jill and Terrie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tired from working out. 19. Find the Participial Pharse in the following sentence:Concerned about the environment, many people are choosing eco-friendly products. A) Eco-friendly products. B) Concerned about the environment. C) Many people. D) Are choosing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concerned about the environment. 20. Verbs are removable. Present participles are not. Which sentence shows a removable present participle? A) He was clearing his throat loudly. B) Clearing his throat loudly, he stepped out from behind the bookshelves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clearing his throat loudly, he stepped out from behind the bookshelves. 21. Which one is an incorrect statement about participle forms? A) There are also continuous forms. B) There are also perfect forms. C) An active voice verb becomes an-ing participle. D) A passive voice verb becomes an-ed participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are also continuous forms. 22. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.The doctor, hoping for the best, examined the X-rays. A) Hoping for the best. B) The X-rays. C) The doctor. D) Examined the X-rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hoping for the best. 23. Select the sentence that does NOT contain a participial phrase.a) The flowers, blooming in the garden, smelled delightful.b) The boy, tired from playing all day, fell asleep.c) The teacher, grading papers, stayed late at school.d) The dog barked loudly. A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 24. I received a letter ..... by Mary. A) To write. B) Writing. C) Written. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Written. 25. Pictures moving across the screen came later. A) Screen. B) Moving. C) Across. D) Later. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving. 26. What is the direct object in the phrase "Wanting a cookie" ? A) Wanting. B) There is no direct object. C) A. D) Cookie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cookie. 27. Identify the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase in the sentence:'The car, parked in the driveway, belongs to my neighbor.' A) Belongs. B) Car. C) Neighbor. D) Driveway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Car. 28. Exercise 1:Identifying ParticiplesIdentify the Participle or Participial Phrase in the sentence.4. I, having auditioned yesterday, waited for the results. (a) A) A. having auditioned yesterday. B) Auditioned yesterday. C) For the results. D) Waited for the results. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. having auditioned yesterday. 29. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.The woman, caressing her hair, listened intently to the earnest young man. A) The earnest young man. B) The woman. C) Caressing her hair. D) Listened intently to the earnest young man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caressing her hair. 30. After the great Capulet feast, Romeo scaled the fortified walls to see Juliet once again, hoping to express his undying love to the fair young lady. A) Absolute Phrase. B) Appositive phrase. C) Independent Clause. D) Participial Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participial Phrase. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParticipial Phrases Quiz 1Participial Phrases Quiz 2Participial Phrases Quiz 3Participial Phrases Quiz 4Participial Phrases Quiz 5Participial Phrases Quiz 6Participial Phrases Quiz 7Participial Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books