This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A black cat, hissing and scratching, jumped from the bushes and ran down the street. A) Cat. B) Bushes, street. C) Jumped. D) Hissing, scratching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hissing, scratching. 2. Rewrite the following sentence using a participial phrase as an adjective:The woman who is reading a book is my aunt. A) The woman is my aunt, reading a book. B) The woman is reading a book, my aunt. C) The woman, reading a book, is my aunt. D) My aunt, reading a book, is the woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My aunt, reading a book, is the woman. 3. How 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. A) 4. B) 6. C) 2. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 4. Highlight all the words that make up the participial phrase in the sentence below.Shocked to see the astronaut on his bus, Hagrid begged her for an autograph. A) Shocked to see the astronaut on his bus,. B) Hagrid begged her. C) For an autograph. D) Begged. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shocked to see the astronaut on his bus,. 5. Which of the following is a participial phrase? A) The book B) Written by a famous author C) On the table D) Opened the door A) Under the bed. B) Written by a famous author. C) Ate the sandwich. D) The pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Written by a famous author. 6. Identify the participle in the following sentence:Fifteen men, clothed in military uniforms, presented the flags. A) Clothed in military uniforms. B) Clothed. C) Presented. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clothed. 7. What is the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase in the sentence:'The stolen necklace was recovered by the police'? A) Police. B) Recovered. C) Necklace. D) Stolen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Necklace. 8. I was nervous about the icy roads driving downtownArriving at the bank, od that it was close.Arriving at the bank, we found that it was close. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 9. What is the function of the participial phrase "flying over the ocean" in the sentence: "The plane, flying over the ocean, encountered turbulence" ? A) It describes the plane. B) It describes the ocean. C) It describes the turbulence. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It describes the plane. 10. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence: "Jogging every morning keeps me fit." A) Every morning keeps. B) Jogging every morning. C) Keeps me fit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jogging every morning. 11. Identify the misplaced participial phrase in this sentence: "Jumping out of the water, the fisherman caught the fish." A) Jumping out of the water. B) The fisherman caught. C) The fish. D) Caught the fishTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jumping out of the water. 12. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a past participial phrase to describe a nebula? A) The nebula was formed by stars. B) The nebula is formed into stars. C) The nebula is forming stars. D) The nebula forms stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The nebula was formed by stars. 13. While it was a Monday, Aaron, thinking positively, had the mindset that it was still a good day. What interrupter are you seeing? A) Appositive. B) Participial Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial Phrase. 14. A popular Halloween snack is roasted pumpkin seeds. A) Is. B) Popular. C) Pumpkin. D) Roasted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roasted. 15. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Swimming, another aquatic sport, demands physical endurance. A) Swimming, another aquatic sport. B) Swimming. C) There is no participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no participial phrase. 16. Punctuate the following participial phrase correctly:Running through the park the children laughed and played. A) Running through the park the children laughed and played. B) Running through the park the children, laughed and played. C) Running through the park; the children laughed and played. D) Running through the park, the children laughed and played. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running through the park, the children laughed and played. 17. In the field of medicine, it will soon be normal to find robots ..... A) Who performing surgeries. B) Performing surgeries. C) Performed surgeries. D) Who performed surgeries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Performing surgeries. 18. Mrs. Leiva, a chocolate-loving fool, could not resist the Dove peanut butter squares that were sitting on the table. What interrupter do you see? A) Appositive. B) Participial Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appositive. 19. Trying to put them out, the flames were burning me. A) Trying to put out the flames, they were burning me. B) No Change. C) Trying to put them out, I was being burned by the flames. D) Trying to put them out the flames were burning me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trying to put them out, I was being burned by the flames. 20. The powerful engine made a noise like a lion ..... A) Roar. B) To roar. C) Roaring. D) Roared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roaring. 21. Complete the sentence by adding a participial phrase in the blanks.Labor unions ..... are resisting the introduction of robots into factories. (fear the loss of jobs for their members) A) Having feared the loss of jobs for their members). B) Fearing the loss of jobs for their members. C) As fearing the loss of jobs for their members. D) While fearing the loss of jobs for their members. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fearing the loss of jobs for their members. 22. True or False? Participles can only be used in the past tense. A) Only in future tense. B) False. C) True. D) Only in present tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Choose the participial phrase in the sentence:Walking to the store, I saw my friend. A) Walking to the store B) I saw C) My friend D) To the store A) To the store. B) I saw. C) Walking to the store. D) My friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking to the store. 24. Find the participle phrase:The computer, struck by lightning, erased all of my important files. A) The computer. B) Erased. C) Struck by lightning. D) All of my important files. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Struck by lightning. 25. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Then tell what word the phrase modifies.Carrying plenty of water, we set out for the summit of the mountain. A) Carrying plenty of water modifies 'set out'. B) Carrying plenty of water modifies 'summit'. C) Carrying plenty of water modifies 'we'. D) Carrying plenty of water modifies 'mountain'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carrying plenty of water modifies 'we'. 26. Which of the following sentences is correct and does NOT contain a dangling or misplaced modifier? A) Walking down the street, appeared the car suddenly. B) Walking down the street, I suddenly noticed the car appear. C) Walking down the street, the disappearing car surprised me. D) Walking down the street, the car suddenly appeared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking down the street, I suddenly noticed the car appear. 27. Entering the room, Jack turned on the lights.Arriving at the bank, od that it was close.Arriving at the bank, we found that it was close. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 28. ..... , the K-pop group won several awards. A) Finished with his homework. B) Lost in the city. C) Made of gold. D) Loved by fans worldwide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loved by fans worldwide. 29. The rescue agency is angry at the politics ..... in international aid. A) Involving. B) Involve. C) Involved. D) To involve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involved. 30. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Then tell what word the phrase modifies.The box of fruit containing pears, apples, and oranges arrived at the door. A) Of fruit containing; modifies 'oranges'. B) Containing pears, apples, and oranges; modifies 'box'. C) Arrived at the door; modifies 'box'. D) Containing fruit; modifies 'door'. 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