This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the participial phrase:'Amazed by the stunning view, they took many photographs.' A) Amazed by the stunning view. B) Amazed. C) The stunning view. D) Took many photographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazed by the stunning view. 2. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Amazed by the view, they took many pictures.' A) Shocked by the landscape. B) Amazed by the view. C) Amazed at the sight. D) Surprised by the scene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amazed by the view. 3. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Broken into pieces, the vase was beyond repair.' A) Beyond repair. B) The vase. C) Broken into pieces. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broken into pieces. 4. Change this adjective clause into participial phrase:The team members, who looked happy after their victory, were cheered by the fans. A) The team members, looking happy after their victory, were cheered by the fans. B) The team members, looked happy after their victory, were cheered by the fans. C) The team members, who werelooking happy after their victory, were cheered by the fas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The team members, looking happy after their victory, were cheered by the fans. 5. What is wrong with this sentence: "Jumping over the fence, the sun was setting" ? A) It has a dangling participle. B) It has no subject. C) It has incorrect punctuation. D) It has no verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It has a dangling participle. 6. Identify the participle;The purring cat jumped on the bed. A) Bed. B) Purring. C) Cat. D) Jumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purring. 7. Rewrite the sentence to correct the misplaced participial phrase:'Eating quickly, the pizza was devoured by the hungry teenagers.' A) The pizza was quickly devoured by the hungry teenagers. B) The pizza was devoured by the hungry teenagers quickly. C) Quickly eating, the pizza was devoured by the hungry teenagers. D) The hungry teenagers devoured the pizza quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The hungry teenagers devoured the pizza quickly. 8. Does the following sentence contain a past or present participial phrase?A wide pink ribbon was tied in back with a bow. A) Past. B) Present. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 9. Which of the following is NOT a feature of a present participial phrase? A) Functions as a main verb in the sentence. B) Can include modifiers or objects. C) Begins with a verb ending in-ing. D) Can contain embedded clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functions as a main verb in the sentence. 10. What is the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase in the sentence:'The lost hiker was found by the search team'? A) Found. B) Hiker. C) Search. D) Team. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hiker. 11. What is the participial phrase?The dog running across the street almost got hit by a car. A) Running across. B) Across the street. C) Running. D) Running across the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running across the street. 12. Identify the participial phrase in this sentence:Covered in snow, the car wouldn't start. A) Wouldn't start. B) The car wouldn't start. C) In snow. D) Covered in snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Covered in snow. 13. Combine the following sentences using a participial phrase:The dog barked loudly. The neighbors were annoyed. A) The dog barked loudly, annoying the neighbors. B) The dog barked loudly, while the neighbors were annoyed. C) The dog barking loudly, the neighbors were annoyed. D) The dog barked loudly, and the neighbors were annoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog barking loudly, the neighbors were annoyed. 14. Find the Participial Pharse/s in the following sentence:The girl feeling a bit nervous, she took a deep breath. A) The girl. B) Feeling a bit nervous. C) She took. D) A deep breath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feeling a bit nervous. 15. Which of the following is a participial phrase? A) Running quickly B) The cat C) Jumped over the fence D) In the morning A) Jumped over the fence. B) In the morning. C) The cat. D) Running quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running quickly. 16. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence.The boat, making large waves, overturned our canoe. A) The boat overturned our canoe. B) Making large waves, overturned our canoe. C) Making large waves. D) Overturned our canoe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making large waves. 17. In the sentence "Balancing on his tiptoes, the toddler reached for the cookie jar, " what grammatical function does the phrase "on his tiptoes" serve? A) Subject. B) Embedded clause. C) Direct object. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prepositional phrase. 18. Being of Irish stock, my parents had a keen sense of humor.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. 19. Evaluate the sentence "Driven by ambition, she pursued her goals relentlessly" for how the participial phrase explains the character's motivation. A) She pursued her goals. B) Pursued her goalsTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) Her goals relentlessly. D) Driven by ambition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Driven by ambition. 20. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Then tell what word the phrase modifies.The lot, filled with cars, was enormous. A) The lot modifies the phrase 'filled with cars'. B) Filled with cars modifies the word 'lot'. C) Filled with cars modifies the word 'enormous'. D) Filled with cars modifies the word 'cars'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filled with cars modifies the word 'lot'. 21. Whose reports have you checked? A) The ones that belong to the girl drinking a glass of water. B) The ones that belongs to the girl dinking a glass of water. C) The one that belongs to the girl drinking a glass of water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ones that belong to the girl drinking a glass of water. 22. Analyze the sentence and determine the impact of the participial phrase on the reader's understanding: "The book, written by an unknown author, became a surprise bestseller." A) The book. B) An unknown authorTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) Became a surprise bestseller. D) Written by an unknown author. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Written by an unknown author. 23. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Then tell what word the phrase modifies.That newspaper blowing all over the yard is a real mess. A) Blowing all over the yard modifies 'newspaper'. B) Blowing all over the yard modifies 'yard'. C) Blowing all over the yard modifies 'mess'. D) Blowing all over the yard modifies 'that'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blowing all over the yard modifies 'newspaper'. 24. Which of the following sentences contains a participial phrase that modifies an object? A) The dog chased the ball rolling down the hill. B) The hill was steep. C) The ball was lost. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog chased the ball rolling down the hill. 25. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Before she left, my mom told us about the new library planned for this neighborhood. A) About the new library. B) Planned for this neighborhood. C) Told us about. D) Before she left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planned for this neighborhood. 26. Participles are words that are formed from verbs but act as A) Pronouns. B) Verbs. C) Adjectives. D) Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjectives. 27. Choose the sentence with the correctly placed participial phrase: A) The student completed confused the homework assignment. B) Shouting with joy, the team won the game. C) The dog barking at the mailman he ran away. D) Studying in the library the books fell off the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouting with joy, the team won the game. 28. What is the function of the gerund phrase (in pink)?Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster. A) Subject of the sentence. B) Object of the verb. C) Object of the preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject of the sentence. 29. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'The flowers, blooming in the spring, attract many bees.' A) Attract many bees. B) Blooming in the spring. C) The flowers. D) In the spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blooming in the spring. 30. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence and the noun it describes: "The cat, sitting by the window, watched the birds." A) By the window; birds. B) Watched the birds; cat. C) Sitting by the window; cat. D) The cat; window. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sitting by the window; cat. 31. Rewrite the following sentence using a participial phrase as an adjective:The girl who is wearing a red dress is my friend. A) The girl wearing a red dress is my friend. B) The girl who wears a red dress is my friend. C) The girl who wore a red dress is my friend. D) The girl who will wear a red dress is my friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girl wearing a red dress is my friend. 32. In the sentence 'The glowing fireflies illuminated the night', what is the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase? A) Glowing. B) Night. C) Fireflies. D) Illuminated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fireflies. 33. Choose each type of pollution with its relevant words/ phrases3. lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater, contamination A) A. soil pollution. B) B. water pollution. C) C. noise pollution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. water pollution. 34. Which is the participial phrase?Walking along the highway, I met a band of gypsies. A) Walking along the highway. B) A band of gypsies. C) Walking along. D) I met a band of gypsies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking along the highway. 35. We were thrilled by the scenery of the beautiful mountains, arriving at the innArriving 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. 36. Which one is not the step to reduce an adverb clause? A) Make sure that the subject of the adverb clause and the subject of theindependent clause are the same. B) Delete the subject of the adverb clause. If necessary, move it to thesubject position in the independent clause. C) Change the adverb clause verb to the appropriate participle. D) Delete or retain the subordinator. E) Change the adverb clause verb to the adjective clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Change the adverb clause verb to the adjective clause. 37. Which sentence contains a present participial phrase? A) Driving a nice car, Lisa impressed her friends. B) Lisa, my cousin, drives a nice car. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Driving a nice car, Lisa impressed her friends. 38. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a participial phrase?a) The girl, wearing a red dress, danced gracefully.b) The tree, covered in snow, looked beautiful.c) The boy, excited about his birthday, opened his presents.d) The bird flew high in the sky. A) B. B) A. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 39. Jeff Glor, a CBS news reporter, has a very nice smile. What interrupter am I seeing? A) Appositive. B) Participial Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appositive. 40. Identify participial phrase:Pork and beans canned in tomato sauce is my favorite. A) Canned in tomato sauce. B) Is my favorite. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Canned in tomato sauce. 41. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence.Having completed the training program, Henry was ready to go to work. A) Program, Henry. B) To go to work. C) Having completed the training program,. D) Henry was ready. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having completed the training program,. 42. Identify the participial phrase.The balloon, shooting swiftly into the clouds, was soon lost to sight. A) The balloon. B) Shooting swiftly into the clouds. C) Lost to sight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shooting swiftly into the clouds. 43. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Children interested in music early develop strong intellectual skills. A) Interested in music early. B) Children interested. C) Children develop strong intellectual skills. D) Develop strong skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interested in music early. 44. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Then tell what word the phrase modifies.The king, unrecognized by all his subjects, walked around his kingdom in disguise. A) Unrecognized by all his subjects, modifies 'king'. B) Unrecognized by none, modifies 'king'. C) Recognized by all his subjects, modifies 'king'. D) Unrecognized by all his subjects, modifies 'subjects'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unrecognized by all his subjects, modifies 'king'. 45. Participles are what part of speech? A) Nouns. B) Conjunctions. C) Adjectives. D) Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjectives. 46. Which of the following is a past participial phrase describing a black hole?A black hole is a region of space that has been ..... by gravity. A) Formed. B) Forming. C) Formed by. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formed. 47. In the sentence 'The broken window needs to be fixed', what is the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase? A) Car. B) Door. C) Tree. D) Window. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Window. 48. Identify the participial phrase of this sentence:Babies crying in the night bother me. A) The night bothers me. B) Babies bother me. C) Crying in the night. D) Babies in the night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crying in the night. 49. The abandoned house was never visited on Halloween. Identify the participle. A) House. B) Halloween. C) Abandoned. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abandoned. 50. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'The athlete, exhausted from the race, collapsed on the ground.' A) Collapsed on the ground. B) Exhausted from the race. C) The athlete. D) From the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exhausted from the race. 51. ..... , Tokyo Skytree is the tallest tower in Japan. A) Built in 2012. B) Lost in the city. C) Broken by the fall. D) Made of wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Built in 2012. 52. What is the participial phrase in the sentence:'Amazed by the magician's tricks, the audience applauded loudly.' A) The audience applauded loudly. B) The magician's tricks. C) Amazed. D) Amazed by the magician's tricks,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amazed by the magician's tricks,. 53. Rewrite choice that avoids a dangling modifier:Sprinting across the field, the touchdown was celebrated by fans. A) The touchdown, sprinting across the field, was celebrated by fans. B) Sprinting across the field, the fans celebrated the touchdown. C) Celebrated by fans, sprinting across the field was the touchdown. D) The fans, sprinting the touchdown, celebrated across the field. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sprinting across the field, the fans celebrated the touchdown. 54. What is the participial phrase?Garrett grabbed his coat hanging on the hook. A) Garrett grabbed. B) Hanging on the hook. C) Grabbed his coat. D) On the hook. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hanging on the hook. 55. Which is the correct punctuation for the sentence? A) Pleased with his grades Donald's parents decided to get him a new Iphone. B) Pleased with his grades, Donald's parents decided to get him a new Iphone. C) Pleased with his grades. Donald's parents decided to get him a new Iphone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pleased with his grades, Donald's parents decided to get him a new Iphone. 56. I'm going to ride the bicycle A) In front of the tree. B) Is in front of the tree. C) In front the tree. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In front of the tree. 57. In the following sentence, which word does the participial phrase modify?Running down the street, Mark followed the ice cream truck. A) Truck. B) Ice cream. C) Mark. D) Street. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mark. 58. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence.Heated by the sun, Earth's surface can support life. A) Earth's surface. B) Can support. C) Heated by the sun,. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heated by the sun,. 59. The girls sitting at the front of the room were gossiping. A) The girls. B) Sitting at the front of the room. C) Were gossiping. D) About what Zander did yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sitting at the front of the room. 60. Evaluate the sentence and identify the participial phrase: "The artist, known for her portraits, was featured in the magazine." A) The artist. B) Known for her portraits. C) Was featured in the magazine. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Known for her portraits. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParticipial Phrases Quiz 1Participial Phrases Quiz 3Participial Phrases Quiz 4Participial Phrases Quiz 5Participial Phrases Quiz 6Participial Phrases Quiz 7Participial Phrases Quiz 8Participial Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books