This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I found a wallet walking down the streetArriving 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. 2. Standing in the doorway, Deydey held the furs in his arms. A) Deydey held the furs. B) In his arms. C) In the doorway. D) Standing in the doorway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Standing in the doorway. 3. How can participial phrases enhance writing? A) They can make writing more concise and straightforward. B) They can add detail and variety to writing, making it more engaging and descriptive. C) They can eliminate unnecessary words and improve clarity. D) They can only be used in formal writing contexts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can add detail and variety to writing, making it more engaging and descriptive. 4. Joe, ( ) near the school, always walks to school. A) Living. B) Lived. C) Lives. D) Who living. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Living. 5. What is the participial phrase?Kelli and Camden had to pick up the puzzle pieces scattered on the floor. A) On the floor. B) Pick up the puzzle pieces. C) Pieces scattered on the floor. D) Scattered on the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scattered on the floor. 6. What is the italic word modifying in the following sentence?Spewing out smoke, the diesel truck chugged up the hill. A) Smoke. B) Chugged. C) The diesel truck. D) Up the hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The diesel truck. 7. What role does a participial phrase play in a sentence? A) A participial phrase is used to introduce a list of items. B) A participial phrase serves as the main verb in a sentence. C) A participial phrase connects two independent clauses. D) A participial phrase modifies a noun or pronoun, adding descriptive detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A participial phrase modifies a noun or pronoun, adding descriptive detail. 8. Identify the type of participle in the following sentence:Running late, she missed her bus. A) Present participle. B) Past participle. C) Both. D) There is no participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present participle. 9. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:'Running quickly, she reached the finish line.' A) Reached the the finish line. B) Running quickly. C) She reached. D) Finish line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running quickly. 10. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper.The eagle mesmerized the boy, soaring across the sky. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 11. Which of these words is a past participle that could describe a noun? A) Breaking. B) Broken. C) Broke. D) Breaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broken. 12. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence: "Exhausted from the hike, she fell asleep immediately." A) Exhausted from the hike. B) Fell asleep immediately. C) She fell asleep. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exhausted from the hike. 13. What are participial phrases? A) Phrases that include a participle and its modifiers or complements. B) Phrases that include a participle and its subjects. C) Phrases that include a participle and its objects. D) Phrases that include a participle and its adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrases that include a participle and its modifiers or complements. 14. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:'Running quickly, the athlete crossed the finish line.' A) Quickly running. B) Running quickly. C) Athlete running. D) Crossing the finish line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running quickly. 15. Which part of the sentence is a participle? The budding branches remind us that spring is approaching. A) Branches. B) Budding. C) Remind. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Budding. 16. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper.Coming out of the market, the bananas fell on the pavement. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling participle. 17. Correct the misplaced participial phrase in the sentence:'Walking down the street, the store caught my eye.' A) Walking down the street, I noticed the store. B) Walking down the street, the store was closed. C) Walking down the street, the store was crowded. D) Walking down the street, the store was visible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking down the street, I noticed the store. 18. Create a participial phrase using the verb 'paint'. A) Painted the house. B) Painter of the masterpiece. C) Paints the canvas. D) Painting the walls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Painting the walls. 19. Identify the participial phrase and the noun it modifies: "The athlete, exhausted after the race, collapsed at the finish line." A) Exhausted after the race; athlete. B) Collapsed at the finish line; athlete. C) After the race; race. D) At the finish line; race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exhausted after the race; athlete. 20. What noun is the participial phrase modifying?Knocking over the trashcan, the raccoon ate the leftovers. A) Leftovers. B) Raccoon. C) Trashcan. D) Knocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raccoon. 21. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: "The car, parked in the garage, was safe from the storm." A) The car. B) Parked in the garage. C) Was safe from the storm. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parked in the garage. 22. ..... , Nara Park is home to friendly deer. A) Loved by tourists. B) Lost in the city. C) Finished with his homework. D) Dropped on the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loved by tourists. 23. What is the italic word modifying in the following sentence?Bothered by roaches, I called an exterminator. A) By roaches. B) I. C) Called. D) An exterminator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I. 24. Before school, Shyann read her book, waiting for the bus. A) Before school. B) Shyann read her book. C) Waiting for the bus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waiting for the bus. 25. Scratching her head, Ximena tried to figure out the problem. A) The problem. B) Scratching her head. C) Ximena tried. D) To figure out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scratching her head. 26. Find the participle phrase:The girl singing the national anthem is my cousin, Jamie. A) Singing the national anthem. B) The girl. C) Jamie. D) Is my cousin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singing the national anthem. 27. Seeking an answer the problem was solvedArriving 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: A) Dangling. 28. Identify the participle of the following sentence:Children interested in music early develop strong intellectual skills. A) Interested. B) Early. C) Develop. D) Strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interested. 29. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.Cindy, exhausted from working all day, lay on the couch. A) Cindy. B) Exhausted from working all day. C) Lay on the couch. D) Working all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exhausted from working all day. 30. Lainey, frequenting the library often, loved reading books by a new author. What interrupter are you seeing? A) Appositive. B) Participial Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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