This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the participial phrase. Searching for the code, Jonathan, was really excited. A) Jonathan. B) Searching for the code. C) Was. D) Really excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Searching for the code. 2. A past participial phrase is used as ..... A) An adjective. B) A noun. C) A verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An adjective. 3. Their faith established in God's holy word, the pilgrims set out from England to be a beacon of hope in the new world. A) Absolute Phrase. B) Appositive phrase. C) Participial Phrase. D) Independent Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute Phrase. 4. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:The children, fidgeting noisily, waited eagerly for recess. A) For recess. B) Waited eagerly. C) Fidgeting noisily. D) The children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fidgeting noisily. 5. What noun is the participial phrase modifying?Yesterday after school, Paul raked the lawn covered in leaves. A) Leaves. B) School. C) Paul. D) Lawn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lawn. 6. Which of the following is a present participial phrase describing a quasar?A quasar is a supermassive black hole that is ..... energy. A) Forming. B) Emitting. C) Emitting into. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emitting. 7. The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial. 8. Which of the following is a participial phrase? A) Having finished the assignment. B) Before the sunset. C) In the morning. D) The quick brown foxTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having finished the assignment. 9. Which sentence has a past participial phrase? A) Walking to the store, Jeff found a twenty dollar bill. B) Tom, my favorite uncle, is coming to visit me next week. C) Annoyed with the long wait, Tom started to curse under his breath. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Annoyed with the long wait, Tom started to curse under his breath. 10. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence.Barry, eating at the counter, looked up to see Susan. A) Looked up. B) Looked up to see Susan. C) Eating at the counter. D) Barry, eating at the counter, looked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating at the counter. 11. * Which choice combines these two sentences by using a participle phrase?We did research at the library. We used our findings to make outlines. A) We did research at the library, and we used our findings to make outlines. B) After we did research at the library, we used our findings to make outlines. C) Having done research at the library, we used our findings to make outlines. D) . Doing research at the library was our first step before making outlines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having done research at the library, we used our findings to make outlines. 12. Which sentence correctly uses a past participial phrase? A) The phone, drop on the sidewalk, now has a cracked screen. B) The phone, dropping on the sidewalk, now has a cracked screen. C) The phone, dropped on the sidewalk, now has a cracked screen. D) The phone, drops on the sidewalk, now has a cracked screen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The phone, dropped on the sidewalk, now has a cracked screen. 13. Select the sentence with the correctly placed participial phrase. A) The man, repairing the roof, fell. B) Repairing the roof, the man fell. C) The man fell, repairing the roof. D) Fell the man, repairing the roof.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repairing the roof, the man fell. 14. Identify the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase in the sentence:'The dog, barking loudly, scared the mailman.' A) Scared. B) Dog. C) Loudly. D) Mailman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dog. 15. Identify the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase in the sentence:'The students, excited for the holiday, left early.' A) Holiday. B) Students. C) Left. D) Excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Students. 16. Words that are formed from verbs but don't act as verbs are called ..... A) Verbals. B) Ferrets. C) Gerbils. D) Forbles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbals. 17. What is the participle phrase?Have you ever had an X-ray taken by a doctor or dentist? A) Have you ever had an X-ray. B) By a doctor or dentist. C) Taken by a doctor or dentist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taken by a doctor or dentist. 18. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:The dog, barking loudly, chased the mailman. A) Loudly barking. B) Barking loudly. C) Chased the mailman. D) The dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barking loudly. 19. The cheering football fans enjoyed the Thanksgiving Day game. A) Cheering. B) Game. C) Enjoyed. D) Football. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheering. 20. Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas with appositive phrases. A) My friend, Sam is a talented artist. B) My friend Sam is a talented artist. C) My friend Sam, is a talented artist. D) My friend, Sam, is a talented artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My friend, Sam, is a talented artist. 21. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Maria, walking slowly along the beach, collected colorful shells. A) Along the beach. B) Walking slowly. C) Collected colorful shells. D) Walking slowly along the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking slowly along the beach. 22. Three teenagers treated in the emergency room yesterday required stitches. A) Three teenagers. B) Treated in the emergency room yesterday. C) Required. D) Stitches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treated in the emergency room yesterday. 23. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Having finished the assignment, Jenna was able to go to the party. A) Having finished the assignment. B) Having finished. C) Jenna was able to go to the party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having finished the assignment. 24. If there is a participial phrase, punctuate it. If not, choose no change:Mom working on a painting could not fix dinner for me. A) Mom working on a painting could not fix dinner, for me. B) Mom working on a painting, could not fix dinner for me. C) Mom, working on a painting, could not fix dinner for me. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mom, working on a painting, could not fix dinner for me. 25. Which is the participial phrase?The tourists, standing on top of the mountain, admired the wonderful view. A) Standing on top of the mountain. B) The tourists standing. C) On top of the mountain. D) Admired the wonderful view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Standing on top of the mountain. 26. Identify the participle phrase. Preparing for the weather, Meg grabbed her raincoat and rain boots. A) Preparing for the weather. B) Grabbed her raincoat. C) Grabbed her raincoat and rain boots. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preparing for the weather. 27. What is the participle in this sentence?The screaming ghost startled all the children. A) Screaming. B) Ghost. C) Startled. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Screaming. 28. Choose the sentence where the participial phrase is correctly placed. A) They found the map useless, lost in the forest. B) The map, lost in the forest, was useless to them. C) Lost in the forest, the map was useless to them. D) The map was useless to them, lost in the forest.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The map was useless to them, lost in the forest.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. 29. Present participles are removable. Gerunds (-ing noun phrases) are not. Which sentence shows a removable present participle? A) Feeling so much better after the nap, Gunster dressed and went out. B) Feeling so much better after the nap relieved Gunster. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feeling so much better after the nap, Gunster dressed and went out. 30. What is the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase in the sentence:'The letter, sealed with a kiss, was kept in the drawer'? A) Drawer. B) Letter. C) Sealed. D) Kiss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Letter. 31. Being alone, I turned on the radio for company. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 32. Consider the sentence "Lost in his thoughts, Mark almost missed his stop on the train." Identify the participial phrase and assess how it enhances the narrative tension. A) Mark almost missed. B) His stop on the train. C) On the trainTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. D) Lost in his thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lost in his thoughts. 33. Identify the participle(s).Holding open the elevator doors, the kind man smiled at the tired mother. A) Holding, tired. B) Smiled. C) Tired. D) Holding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Holding, tired. 34. His hands trembling from exhaustion, Jake finally finished his last rep at the gym. A) Participial Phrase. B) Appositive phrase. C) Independent Clause. D) Absolute Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absolute Phrase. 35. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Lost in thought, he didn't hear the teacher calling his name.' A) Found in the classroom,. B) He didn't hear. C) Lost in thought. D) Thinking deeply,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lost in thought. 36. Identify the participle in the following sentence.The prison guards looked all around, but the escaped prisoner could not be located. A) Looked. B) Located. C) Escaped. D) No participle present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Escaped. 37. Participial Phrases are a group of words consisting of a participle and the modifiers/complements that accompany it. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 38. Select the sentence that contains a present participial phrase with a direct object. A) Balancing on his tiptoes, the toddler reached for the cookie jar. B) Wanting a cookie, he risked punishment. C) He risked punishment. D) The cookie jar was empty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wanting a cookie, he risked punishment. 39. What is the italic word modifying in the following sentence?Stunned by the last-minute touchdown, the crowd began to file slowly out of the stadium. A) The crowd. B) Began to file slowly. C) The last-minute touchdown. D) Out of the stadium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The crowd. 40. Identify the participial phrase used as an adjective in the sentence:Bathed in radiant light, Venus brought love and joy wherever she went. A) Bathed in radiant light. B) Brought love and joy. C) Wherever she went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bathed in radiant light. 41. Stock traders investing in foreign markets have enjoyed a 40% yield this year. A) Investing in foreign markets. B) A 40% yield. C) Stock traders. D) Have enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Investing in foreign markets. 42. Analyze the participial phrase "Frowning in concentration, the artist sketched the portrait" and evaluate its effectiveness in depicting the artist's intensity. A) The artist. B) The artist sketched the portrait. C) Frowning in concentration. D) Sketched the portraitTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frowning in concentration. 43. How can you correct a dangling participial phrase? A) Ensure that the phrase clearly modifies a specific noun or pronoun in the sentence. B) Remove the participial phrase entirely from the sentence. C) Rephrase the entire sentence to avoid using a participial phrase. D) Add an adverb to the participial phrase for clarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ensure that the phrase clearly modifies a specific noun or pronoun in the sentence. 44. The cat, locked inside the crate, hissed at the mouse and snarled at the rickety fan. A) Locked inside the crate. B) The cat. C) Hissed at the mouse. D) Snarled at the rickety fan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locked inside the crate. 45. Mrs. Moore's class, finished with their assignment, had free time for the last 15 minutes of the day. A) Finished with their assignment. B) For the last 15 minutes of the day. C) Mrs. Moore's class. D) Had free time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finished with their assignment. 46. Which sentence correctly uses the participial phrase? A) The students, studying hard, they hoped to pass the exam. B) Studying hard, the students hoped to pass the exam. C) They hoped to pass the exam, studying hard. D) The students hoped to pass the exam, studying hard.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studying hard, the students hoped to pass the exam. 47. Choose the sentence that contains a present participial phrase. A) The dog barking loudly kept the neighbors awake. B) The cake baked by my mom was delicious. C) The letter written by the student was long. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog barking loudly kept the neighbors awake. 48. Which sentence contains a dangling participle? A) Walking down the street, the trees were beautiful. B) Finished with homework, Jenny watched TV. C) Reading the book, Mark learned new words. D) Singing loudly, the bird flew across the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking down the street, the trees were beautiful. 49. Identify the participle in the following sentence:After the recent storm, my father finally replaced the broken hinges on the gate. A) Broken. B) Replaced. C) Finally. D) No participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broken. 50. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Then tell what word the phrase modifies.Surprised by our gift of a new winter coat, Grandmother began to cry for joy. A) Overwhelmed with joy; it modifies 'began'. B) Surprised by our gift of a new winter coat; it modifies 'Grandmother'. C) Excited about the new coat; it modifies 'cry'. D) Baffled by the sudden noise; it modifies 'gift'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surprised by our gift of a new winter coat; it modifies 'Grandmother'. 51. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Then tell what word the phrase modifies.I ordered the special, consisting of a ham sandwich and tomato soup. A) Featuring a burger and fries. B) Made with chicken and rice. C) Including a salad and bread. D) Consisting of a ham sandwich and tomato soup; it modifies 'the special'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consisting of a ham sandwich and tomato soup; it modifies 'the special'. 52. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper.I saw an accident walking down the street. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 53. ..... , he couldn't move. A) Made of gold. B) Frozen by the cold. C) Built in 1892. D) Decorated with flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frozen by the cold. 54. Identify the participle:Working in the lab, the scientist created a robot. A) Lab. B) Working. C) Created. D) Robot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working. 55. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:Shouting wildly, Carmen warned the pedestrian to look out for the car. A) Look out. B) For the car. C) Warned the pedestrian. D) Shouting wildly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shouting wildly. 56. Past participles are removable. Verbs are not. Which sentence shows a removable past participle? A) A wide pink ribbon was tied in back with a bow. B) Around her waist was a wide pink ribbon, tied in back with a bow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around her waist was a wide pink ribbon, tied in back with a bow. 57. Participle phrases consist of a ..... along with all of its ..... and ..... A) Participle, modifiers, compliments. B) Adverb, modifiers, compliments. C) Adverbs, compliments, nouns. D) Verbs, nouns, adverbs,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle, modifiers, compliments. 58. ..... , the Shinkansen connects major cities in Japan. A) Decorated with flowers. B) Finished with his homework. C) Lost in the city. D) Designed for high-speed travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Designed for high-speed travel. 59. Checking the car, the engine stopped. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 60. What word does the participial phrase "shining brightly" modify in the sentence: "The stars, shining brightly, lit up the night sky" ? A) Stars. B) Brightly. C) Night sky. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stars. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParticipial Phrases Quiz 1Participial Phrases Quiz 2Participial Phrases Quiz 3Participial Phrases Quiz 5Participial Phrases Quiz 6Participial Phrases Quiz 7Participial Phrases Quiz 8Participial Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books